《Otherworldly Teacher》


 Chapter One

    Chapter One: The Descend of the Otherworldly Teacher


    At the temporary created dimensional space, where the True Creator bestowed wishes, to those who were chosen, not that they were Saints or accumulated a great amount of good karma, but because they were just had enormous luck on their backs, that they manage such feat.


    Not just luck, but also fate and destiny, respectively favor them, a major factors of being lucky. Those people who got to had wishes, granted by the True Creator, and that is....


    Winning in a lottery!!!


    Not an ordinary, every days lottery, the extremely extraordinary, True Creator''s Lucky Wish Lottery!!! It wandered through out the endless multiverse and dimensions, searching for a person who could win with their luck.


    Fortunately, at the present time only 99 lucky people won the lottery.


    Meanwhile...


    An ancient, majestic and powerful voice resonated the space caused echoes through all corners, which infrequently heard at such place, with greatly full of anticipations and enthusiasm.


    "Your wishes has been granted. Devon Argrimoure, you''re the 100th person who won my lottery! You will be transported to the Ascatec Universe, at the 1st rate planet. I hope you greatly entertain me, hohoho!!!" the laugh cause ripples in space at the dimension.


    In Ascatec Universe, planets are rated through their size, which 1st rate planet were the biggest to 9th rate, respectively the lowest.


    With that, the True Creator casted a blinding light that illuminated the whole dimensional space, at the same time, Devon disappeared into nothingness and gradually lost consciousness.


    Somewhere in the Planet Morvious, Ancient continent, At the Valleys of Ruthless Mountains, mountain peak of Diamond Sand mountain. An enormously thick blinding pillar of light suddenly appears which could be seen even at the outer space, as it disturbed the silence of the night and expelled the darkness away.


    At the spot where the light descended, a large burned and incinerated crater of 100km was made, erasing the Diamond Sand mountain on the face of the planet, where all of the spirit beasts within the perimeter of the light were all cremated along with it. Without a chance to escape or roar in agony of dying, ashes were left, remained within the desolated land. But with the vast land of Valleys of Ruthless Mountains, a mere 100km was just tiny drop of water on a rain.


    The pillar of light became ample and gradually grew thin, until It disappear. Afterwards, At the epicenter of the huge crater, a figure of 21 years old enigmatic man, became visible, standing at the middle of the night in silence.


    It was Devon Argrimoure, finally awakened, standing at the middle of scorched land. He opened his eyes,  a great view was revealed before him, gazing upon the starry night sky.


    "three moons and the stars are countless like sands, no helicopters or airplanes, it is really different from my old world, this is quite breath taking and mesmerizing" Devon admiringly stared at the sky, embedding the scenery into his mind.


    The moons had the same size but different in colors; Blue, Yellow, White. As if fishes in the rivers of sparkling stars, swimming, somersaulting. Arranged in a triangular coordination.


    Checking his surroundings, he realized that the land was desolated, devoid of life, caused by some wild fire. Little did he know he was the caused of it.


    "what''s this?" he exclaimed, and then he tried to browse his knowledge, he noticed the book the True Creator gave him was inside his sea of consciousness, flipped its page and sent information to him.


    "so that what happened! damn it! People might know this already! It''s too late now. I better find shelter first, and familiarize with my abilities or I would blown up the whole planet with me. Haha!" for finding the truth, Devon just chucked, where literally won''t affect him even if it were to happen.


    After his deep admiration and contemplation. He settled down and devise a plan. "Now, how am I gonna leave this place? Perhaps, flying would be helpful?" he questioned himself.


    Then, an ancient book in his sea of consciousness flip its page again and knowledge about magical energy and spirit energy manipulation, flying magic and flying arts flooded his mind, giving him mastery over it all. Devon felt a little light headed that immediately disappeared.


    "Seems the book was already one with my soul. Everytime, when I think something unknown to me, it gave me knowledge of it. Knowledge with experience... Amazing! It was unknown to me a moment ago. Now, I mastered it already. Truly amazing! Hmm... I need to find shelter first and review the contents of this book. I can''t wait to take the treasure this book hide!" he shouted enthusiastically.


    Devon flew towards the south, out of the crater, where a cave was located. Wind whistled, blowing his hair in the air, touching his face, as he increased his velocity.


    Flying was an easy feat for Devon. With his vast knowledge that he wished and granted to him by the True Creator. Even the geographic information of the whole planet was carved in his mind. Devon is now literally a walking book of knowledge.


    Specifically, that was his first wish, ''Knowledge''. Thus, the True Creator gave him the [Book of Universe], a book where everything about the universe is recorded, even it''s most hidden secrets, from advance technological knowledge, magical and sword knowledge, historical knowledge of the Universe''s planets and species, even the astrological geography of the universe and universe star and orbital map, as well as extraordinary comprehension and understanding.


    All he need to do was thought of what he wanted and the book would willingly complied and gave him the knowledge. It also recorded what had happened in its surroundings even if the owner was  unconscious that''s why Devon knew what happened when he thought of the caused of the huge crater.


    As for his second wish. Devon wished for an indestructible body. Thus, the True Creator granted him the [Golden Human Body]. It is the body that have extraordinary evolution rate, had an extremely strong physical prowess, and almost indestructible.


    It''s the body of the first species that the True Creator created, after the creation of multiverse. The Edenians, they have had extinct long ago because they rebelled against the True Creator which was newly borned and naive at that time. Thus, the True Creator eradicated them and replaced them.


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    And Devon''s third wish was not to be reborn, instead to be transported, that''s why he descended with a flesh and body, and not as a soul that would find pregnant woman and possesed the soulless body of the baby inside the womb.


    However, he has one absolute weakness, his soul. His body was indestructible but his soul was still on the level of human soul. Cultivating and strengthening his soul would be an easy task because of all his knowledge, he could find an easy, and effortless but unfathomably profound technique or method in soul cultivation.


    Devon arrived at the entrance of the cave. It was huge, probably a few hundred thousand square meters high, big and deep, because the former inhabitants of the cave was an Amethyst Titan Rat, which is literally a huge spirit beast that is like a lion and loves to dig.


    Visually think of lion size swarms of rat with sharp claw and fangs that could slice hard ores and metal and have hardened body. It was terribly frightening.


    The cave is in the Rat nose mountain, similarly to the nose of Rat, the spirit beasts Amethyst Titan Rat''s former territory. But it all evacuated, terrified because of Devon''s disastrous arrival, which caused chaos in the entirety of multiverse. That''s the case which would bring huge trouble in the future.


    As he entered the cave, different kinds and colors of glowing rocks greeted him, illuminating the cave. Surprisingly, the cave is a mines of endless lodes of High-class ore and metals, which are used for crafting and forging high-class weapons and artifacts.


    The most conspicuous thing inside, that could make any person''s greed ablaze is the huge mana crystal lode at the center of the circular cave, that emits pure mana, which would be an enormous help to any mana user. The cave is rich in resources because of it, giving mana, nourishing its environment.


    "this is mana crystal! There''s even many high-class ores and metal! Hahaha! My luck is really good! With this I can make a good weapon and other artifacts. And give it to my future students" he decided, Devon is really devoted for the good of his students.


    He then mined the mana crystal and other high-class ore and metals with his hands only. A single chop of his hand was enough to cut even mana crystals into pieces. He piled it on the corner of the cave, which became small mountain of treasures if anybody saw the piles. But, carrying it would be a problem.


    Thus, he then remember something, a pocket spatial dimension. He could store many things inside it no matter how big or heavy, it doesn''t matter. Then, the book in his sea of consciousness flip its page and knowledge regarding spatial magic floded his mind.


    Decided to make his own pocket dimension, Devon made some mysterious hand signs and murmured


    "[Spatial Dimension]"


    Followed by a small cracks in space, in front of his hands. The cracks multiplied and break, small vacuum appeared in the cracks that had strong suction. It would ate anything if not prevented. The small vacuum grew bigger, while the suction became stronger.


    Devon grew frantic, even though he was unaffected, everything around him would be pulled inside the vacuum, into nothingness. He then immediately do the second procedure, condensed and make boundary inside the space dimension which he immediately did.


    The suction stopped and the small mountains of high-class ores and metals is now a flattened mountain. He just shrugged it off and would mine again in the future.


    Wanted the place to appeal more comfortable, Devon blocked the entrance of the cave with a giant boulder, for safety measures from some spirit beasts, that would come back and search for shelter at the cave, while he is reviewing his knowledge, familiarizing himself with his body, abilities, and also cultivating his soul, that could definitely take a long period of time.


    Sitting crossed legged on the stone he made, meditating. He arrived in his sea of consciousness, a majestic ancient book is currently floating at the center, facing him. As Devon touched it, the knowledge in the book flooded his mind like a fierce waves in the ocean, while rapidly comprehending it, understanding every little words and details. Devon found a profound soul cultivation method.


    [Progenitory Trinity cultivation method], originated from the oldest race on Ascatec Universe which is currently extinct for an aeons, used to cultivate and strengthen the soul, giving the ability to transcend, as well as the body and flesh, with no restrictions, nor bottlenecks, freely cultivating, will not feel hunger, for it maintained by the life energy it absorbed, neither do anything unnecessary to abruptly stopped briefly every moment. However, once a person start cultivating it. A set time is prepared before it stopped. Perhaps a hundred years or so, depends on the level of the soul.


    He didn''t waste time and immediately started cultivating. In an instant, a pure and refined soul essence swirled around him, strengthening his foundations. Simultaneously, reviewing the knowledge inside the book of Universe, while at the same time three powerful soul spirits are gazing intently at him with their intimidating eyes.


    All kinds of elemental and non-elemental spells and arts, without rank requirements, geography, mathematics, history, and a thousand more knowledge, buy importantly the Law that holds true power flooded his mind. He continued like that until the time for the cultivation technique stop, as time passed by.


    Though the arrival was silent, the light could be seen in all corners of the multiverse. As if telling, that another king had descended, giving a benevolent presence on its surroundings, gazing at the horizon that look like an upcoming dawn, because of the apparition.


    Devon''s descend cause disturbance to all the factions, empires, kingdoms, academies and sect. With their greed in heart, some factions immediately have prepared and dispatch an expedition team to search and usurp what was the thing that appeared on their planet. Unknown to them not only them was attracted but another entities that had enough power to destroy a universe.


    Some say it was an artifact created by the True creator. Some say a Sovereign descended into their realm and some say a child of light appeared. Either way, the person who was able to find it will benefit greatly from it.


    Their expedition will not be an easy one, because the place they need to venture is the most dangerous and the most largest continent. The Ancient Continent, the place where monstrously strong spirit beasts lives.


    But one thing is for sure. Devon''s life will be a peaceful one at the present time.

 Chapter Two

    Chapter Two: The Two Kings, One Remained


    A hundred million years later


    The sun ascended at the horizon, the rays penetrated the floating castles of clouds that hovered in the air, as its unriddled the hidden lands from its evident warm gaze that could give life.


    As the gray clouds dispersed after the stormy night, it revealed the wonderful scenery. Nothing really beats the nature`s natural artistic hands.


    The scorched land had change dramatically, as giant trees and plants are growing, spirit beasts hunting for prey, still striving for survival. Whereas the whole former mountain became a wide swamp, after raining for a long period of time during wet season.


    The [Valleys Of Ruthless Mountains] was at the equator of the planet, which means it was a tropical land that have only wet and dry season.


    At a certain cave, deep inside the one of the mountains in the [Valleys of Ruthless Mountains]. A man quietly seated on top of a cobble stone, that could be said not handsome but had charismatic and enigmatic appearance, clothed in white majestic robe, highlighted with gold embroidered lines with his Pitch black hair, beautifully flowing steadily in the air at his back, at the length of his waist. He was like a rich and noble prince.


    His eyes twitched giving the sign of awakening, while bright light particles swirled, shrouded around him, as he absorbed it all like a black hole. After a few moments, the light particles gradually grew dimmed and disappeared, only the lights of the glowing stones remained.


    The instance he opened his eyes, the atmospheric pressure around the whole cave, dramatically increased, until it invaded the surface. Beckoned to be too great to endure, some of the spirit beasts around the Rat Nose mountain fainted, some barely holding into their own. The pressure grew more vicious while roars of agony in the perimeter became more deafening.


    Then, in an instant the vicious pressure disappeared like it was never had been there before, leaving all the spirit beasts at the surface unconscious. As something blasted out of the Mountain and landed on the peak. It''s absolute dark eyes peered down to the world like a king did to his subjects.


    It was Devon Argrimoure, finally finished his cultivation and went out for the first time, after a hundred million years. Decided to do his sole purpose in life, with his knowledge, all he wants still remained after he reincarnated. That is to teach, to instruct, to guide the youth, to develop them to the right path. The blood of a teacher still running inside his veins, never been eroded, dedicated to pass his knowledge to those who are worthy to be his students.


    The aura around him couldn''t be compared to when he first arrived. Then, Devon flew fast, towards the [Midgard Continent] where he could start his teachings. With his speed it would consumed him only seconds or so, before he could reached his destination, but he decided to take a stroll and enjoy his journey, that he might encounter something amusing.


    After flying a thousand miles at slow pace, he was still yet to see the exit of endless everglades, indicates that he was still in the vicinity of [Valleys of Ruthless Mountains]. That''s how big and wide a 1st rate planet is. A simple region or country of a single continent could rival a continent in 9th rate planets. Perhaps even surpassed.


    Roars and shrieks of spirit beasts continuously echoed through the depths of the mountains and forests. Suddenly, a deafening powerful roars from a spirit beast erupted, bombarding the whole vicinity, which caused the wind blew violently wild around the place where he is.


    It is powerful enough to make all the spirit beasts, ran for their lives that caused stampede. Followed by an continuous earth shattering boom, demolishing the forest in front of him, dust cloud covered the whole area.


    From a far, further his location. Two spirit beasts is currently on a clash. Devon stealthily flew at their direction, secretly watching them, while the two kings of the [Valley of Ruthless Mountains] were having an decisive battle to death, determined to settle the debt between each other, only one will remain and become the only Ruler of whole [Valleys of Ruthless Mountains].


    [Ancient Continent] the largest continent of the 1st rate Planet Morvuous. It is divided into Ten territories. The [Valleys of Ruthless Mountains] consist of humongous mountains, where the two kings ruled, [Crystal Cove Swamp] at ocean of swamp inside a single wide cove that covered in crystals near at the bay, and entrance to the Sea of Blore Dungeon.


    [Forest of Ancient Blood Oak Tree] the center of the Continent. It is considered the heart of the continent that gives life to its perfectly fertile grounds for spirit beasts to live. Next are the [Fortress of Cyclone], a plain grassland of Cyclone Flower, the only place where it could be seen. Then, the [Titan''s Domain], the territory for huge spirit beasts, where even the simple grass is normally 12 ft tall.


    The [Abyssal Lake], an bottomless hole filled of water. [Phoenix Nest], the grounds for fire element spirit beasts. [Dragon Volcano], the territory of dragons. The [Fire&Ice River Falls], a falls of red and Blue water that have dense amount of fire and ice essence. Lastly is the [Underground Labyrinth of Zor], that beneath the whole Ancient continent.


    The underground labyrinth is hidden to the world, and only three beings holds the secret of that place, and if It is known by anyone. They would be killed personally by the three beings no matter what, why and who they are. Their only concern is to hide the secret of the place that could endangered the planet.


    The Ten territories are controlled by Ten powerful Rulers at God rank. Their army of spirit beasts are much more powerful than human and other sentient empires and could invade them if the Rulers want to.


    The difference of [Valleys of Ruthless Mountains] to the others, is that the other territory have only one Ruler, while the [Valleys of ruthless Mountains] have two. Which why it is more chaotic than the others, from the clashes of Its two rulers to become the sole Ruler.


    Two kings, the [Titan Crimson Worldbear], called Azure and the [Metallic Blaze Monkey] named Kdilla. A 50 ft crimson giant bear versus an 8.9 ft metallic pole wielding muscle man fiery monkey. Both are in the peak of Demi-God rank, with powerful innate ability. Its the battle that shall determine who would step into the God rank, become the only Ruler of the [Valleys of Ruthless Mountains] and be one of the Ten Rulers of Ancient Continent.


    Spirit beasts could only advance in strength and breakthrough if they were defeat and devour, an Spirit beasts energy core or other Energy core higher than their strength or the same as them or as they grew old to a certain age to advance.


    Some spirit beasts live in seclusion. Hibernating, waiting until they breakthrough to God rank or above without fighting, without dying. It could take a hundred thousand years or hundred million years, depends on what rank of bloodline they possessed. Which is [Demonic], [Celestial], [God] and [Primordial] rank bloodlines. This bloodlines signified how fast or slow their growth is. While some are born already powerful and unrivaled


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    That is the law of the spirit beasts. No one knows why there was such system and there''s no one who could go against it. They said it is the will of heaven for spirit beasts are stronger than other sentient beings.


    Wind blew strongly, Devon sensed that he was not the only one noticed the fight. Devon knew that all those supreme experts are there, however they didn''t sense or notice Devon in the area like he was didn''t existing at all.


    ''as expected, many expert and strong spirit beasts noticed. Oh! They''re all at the peak Demi-God rank one step to become God rank, the weakest is at Immortal rank'' he mused to himself.


    After the two kings recent exchange of attacks, there was an abrupt silence, staring at each others eyes full of killing intent. Not sensing that they were being watched by many supreme experts. The air around them became cold and oppressing. Then Azure speak.


    "Kdilla! Today will be the day you die! Prepare for this one attack of mine, that forge to kill you!" Azure roared as he charge and readied his attack, declaring the death of his enemy honorably and fare.


    "Let''s end this! Fight as a king azure!" Kdilla do the same, as he roared and expelled surge of blazing energy, covering his body.


    The energy caused chaos at the surroundings, burning the forest, turning the land into magma, while on the other hand Azure have domineering atmosphere. As dust cloud disappeared, they lounge to each other with incredible speed, ripples of energy cracked the space. Giving all their strength in just one final attack.


    *Rwaaar! ! !*


    "[Silver Monkey Heavenly Bombardment ]!"


    "[World Bear Sundering Laceration]!"


    Their attack connects, white blazing fist to deathly sharp claws. The instant their attacks connected, light shined and exploded, unleashing a dome of annihilation, destroying the already destroyed forest, creating hundred thousand kilometers crater beneath them.


    When the dust cloud dispersed, the giant shadow revealed it''s features. It was the [Metallic Blaze Monkey] Kdilla. He was in dire state, fatally wounded. Blood gushed from his decapitated right arms and legs, while Azure was dead, half left of his body was incinerated.


    When Devon looked at the spectators, their eyes scintillated with greed. The skull and bones of a Metallic Blaze Monkey was a high quality material, it is powerful when forge into weapon. In addition of its immunity to fire, there''s also the corpse of Azure, a [Titan Crimson Worldbear], and Kdilla will breakthrough to Demi-God rank. If his bones were forge into weapon, then the weapon would become a rare Demi-God rank weapon. It could risen the strength of those spectators.


    The situation became ominous for Kdilla, and the other Ruler of [Ancient Continent] won''t interfere, even if anything happens. They don''t value the lives of their rival in power, even if they''re fellow spirit beast.


    Kdilla had lost his consciousness and fell with a thud. His body convulse and radiate in metallic orange color. After it, a silver colored flame erupted from his body, shrouding it, forming a silver flame cocoon. Then, in an instant the cocoon exploded, scattered the silver flames, immediately burned the ground, changed it into lava because of the extremely hot silver flames.


    Kdilla`s body change dramatically, from internal to external. His wounds healed completely, even his decapitated arm and leg. The fur on his body turned silver, his height became average of 5.5 ft, his muscles consolidated and became more denser. He no longer have the appearance of a muscle man, but a normal, average body of a human.


    A spirit beast undergoing evolution state, where one will be covered in elemental essence and Law. When they reach a certain rank in power. As for Kdilla, he entered God rank, thus his body would change to accommodate the tremendous increase in power, at the same time, the [Elemental Energy Core] in his body would change into [Divine Energy Core]. The same with sentient beings, because spirit beasts were not sentient to begin with. They could only attained rationality, when they reach a certain rank.


    As for sentient beings, they also undergoing evolution state but different with spirit beasts. Their body would be filled with tremendous amount of energy that they need to cultivate, assimilate it to their soul and body which could take a long period of time. This evolution state for sentient beings were crucial where if failed, they could damage their soul, which was really lethal and could die.


    Amongst the spectators, Devon was fascinated by the event unfolded before his eyes. Its like a metamorphosis of a caterpillar into larvae and to a beautiful butterfly.


    ''Cool! He transformed into [Divine Silver Monkey King]. So, he has a [God rank Bloodline] after all, but I''m afraid this situation was really dire for him. Hmm... Let''s help him. What do you think Vlor?'' he said to himself, asking his [Soul Spirits].


    ''hmm... He would be a good Spirit bound beast." Vlor answered with his grunted voice.


    ''No...that`s not what I''m talking about. I mean. Let''s help him. I don''t need a bonded beast anyway'' Devon and his soul spirits talked in their minds.


    When the spectators saw Kdilla transformed, and eventually became unconscious. They trembled with greed, some became relentless and charge, snickering towards the insensible monkey laying on the ground. Spirit and magical essences surged out of their body.


    As they fight and race towards Kdilla. When someone arrived at his location. An earthen yellow swords made of divine earth energy  clad in lightning sparks, attacked him, sending him flying and the owner of the swords appeared behind Kdilla.


    It was an old man with white long hair and beard. Clothed in plain white robe. Like he was an eccentric hermit. But when the spectators saw him some of them backed out, fleeing immediately. While some still approached, flying towards him in extremely fast speed, with a smug look in their faces.


    Stretching his hands towards the back of Kdilla, holding an mechanical device like a wrist watch. Then, suddenly they were immediately covered in white light. In an instant they disappeared, without a trace, leaving the astounded greedy opportunist with their darkened expressions.


    Regrets attacked them. They would not have another great opportunity like this in the future. A Demi-god rank artifact could only be made from Demi-god rank materials. It''s  within their reached yet, in slipped quite unfortunately.

 Chapter Three

    Chapter Three: Siegehart Caduceus


    In the distant place, at the innermost of [Forest of Ancient Blood Oak Tree], which deviod of any kind of spirit beasts, even though the soil was perfectly fertile while trees and plants had an abundant ripe fruits. A fitted location for spirit beasts habitation, which was the reason why the place was suspicious.


    The reason behind was the [Ancient Blood Oak Tree] itself. The colossal red trunk, greenly leaves Oak Tree that covered the whole vast central forest of [Ancient Continent] under its shade that reached the nine clouds.


    In ancient times, the [Ancient continent] and [Midgard continent] was a single mass of land and called, [Vorezor continent]. However, the two Primordial rank spirit beasts came from different planet, battled above the continent which accidentally splitted the continent into two.


    Because they''re primordials, every single cell inside their body was brimmed with power for those beneath them. Whereas a dozen drops of blood was enough for Demi-god rank spirit beasts to breakthrough to God rank without hindrances. Thus, if a divine item like that appears, what come next is always death to its owner and anyone touched it. One of the primordial spirit beasts died and coincidentally dropped some blood to an ordinary Oak Tree.


    Upon reaching Primordial rank the bones and blood of a beast would be filled with essence of law, which caused it to evolved and become sentient [Blood Oak Tree]. After undergoing evolution, its thirst for blood intensified and craved for more. It devoured any spirit beasts that stumbled inside its territory. Afraid of being devoured, all the spirit beasts never dare to venture inside its forest, to die and become its sustenance.


    Time passed quickly, it grew incredibly. The Blood Oak Tree''s roots and forest expanded widely, while simultaneously devouring, soaking in the bloods of its victims. Until it attained rationality and transcended into God rank. Eventually, the mindless carnage stopped.


    It till then called by the people the [Ancient Blood Oak Tree], which becomes the heart of the continent, that maintained and nourished the whole [Ancient continent]. While at the same time worshiped by many individuals and groups.


    Meanwhile, at the base of the [Ancient Blood Oak Tree]. A cottage which is part of the body of the tree could be seen, bathed in rays of light from the gazing sun. The place is tranquil, because there is no spirit beasts at the surroundings that could roar and break the peaceful atmosphere. Wind blows gently, trees swaying, brushing the greenly branches of the trees, quite harmoniously. As if the trees and the wind were dancing by the euphonious melody of rustling sounds of leaves and grasses.


    Then suddenly, a blinding light appeared, intruding the forest. The light particles covering the visitors immediately disappeared revealing three beings; an unconscious monkey spirit beast, an eccentric looking old hermit with his white hair and clothes and an enigmatic young man covered in unfathomable aura.


    With a single glance. One could say that, this people were not simple. Especially, the old man and the young man. The old man stand up from his position, dusting himself, still unable to sense the young man even though they were face to face with each other.


    Looking at the cottage, he then shifted his eyes towards the newly evolved unconscious [Silver Monkey King]. His expression was like an old grandpa, relieved that his grandson was safe after returning from his voyage.


    The three people were Devon, Kdilla and the mysterious old man that suddenly came out of nowhere and saved the life of an endangered monkey from being killed.


    Surprisingly, the old man carry Kdilla in his back and head to the cottage with Devon beside them. They were not aware that they were being watched so closely. While walking, the door of the cottage opened automatically when the old man was about to enter.


    Devon seeing it immediately rush inside, with his fast movement. He got in inside without alarming the old man, even though the old man felt a slightly sudden brushed of wind around him. He just thought it was the natural wind itself.


    He was sure if it. Who would have dare to enter his domain? Only crazy or suicidal people could do it. He was even doubtful if those insane people would do it, instead of jumping from high places and stabbing themselves to death.


    In Devon''s mind. He was thinking what is the connection between the old man and Kdilla. Though, the old man just appeared unexpectedly and save Kdilla. That''s one thing, but when Devon saw the old man''s expression. He was sure they''re acquainted with each other and have deep rooted relationship.


    The old man lay Kdilla on the bed next to the window, head to the cooking room and return with tea, then sit next to the chair.


    Opt to make his appearance. Devon decided to show himself to have his first interaction with a person after coming to this world. Observing the old man Devon walked 5 ft away and called him.


    "Gramps" Devon called to him with plain voice, trying not to violently surprised the old man.


    The old man was startled, he almost spit the tea in his mouth and immediately shifted his gaze towards the voice. His eyes widened, finding Devon inside his cottage without him realizing, sensing him before he entered.


    The old man was extremely dumbfounded and lost for words. At that instant, the old man immediately understand that the young man/Devon in front of him was not simple, if he was able to intrude inside his cottage without detection.


    At the same time, he felt the unfathomable aura Devon gave off, a power above him, a power enough to make a God like him powerless in front of him. The old man have a hobby of attacking anyone entered his humble cottage, but he refrained from doing so, not to do drastic action that might anger or irritate this mysterious person before him. As he saw Devon smile the old man do the same and ask.


    "young man, you know that trespassing is a crime, isn''t it?"


    Devon chuckled after hearing it. And replied in friendly tone. "actually, I''m already a hundred million years old. Hahaha! Anyway, Gramps what''s your name? I don''t want to keep calling you Gramps. Its too impolite for me" he said putting on a small smile on his face.


    ''wait... So I''m a Gramps too?'' he thought


    "Hohoho! That''s one hell of an age, but I''m still older than you. Well, it doesn''t matter for immortals and above anyway. And call me Blayne not Gramps. Your the only person who called me Gramps. All people I know is calling me headmaster. Enough with that, So could you please tell me why your in my humble abode?" Blayne said in the same tone.


    In his mind, Blayne concluded that this person don''t hold any evil intentions, thus he also replied courteously. Blayne is old enough to judge a person by his looks. He have the knowledge of it after living a long life. As he is wise, making an enemy you couldn''t defeat is like digging your own grave. So better think of misfortune as blessing in disguise.  By that thinking one could be clam to assess the situation, and find ways to solve the problem.


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    "well, I''m on my way to Midgard continent to apply as a teacher to some academy, but I decided to stroll around, attracted at some fight, and end up at your territory" Devon lied about how he arrived at the first place, but his purpose was genuine.


    "oh, you want to apply as a teacher? If that so, maybe I could have help you, if you want. You know, I''m a principal of a certain academy" Blayne said nonchalantly, as he sip his warm and relaxing tea.


    His eyes sparkled and said "really? That''s good. Then I would like to inquire your help, Headmaster." Devon said, as he bow slightly and sit on the other chair, hiding his excitement.


    "so, when do we leave?" Devon asked impatiently.


    "Hohoho! Impatient aren''t you. Wait until my meeting with the other Ruler concluded. Oh, it would be tomorrow. We''ll leave tomorrow after that then" ''those idiot will be terrified once they saw this man. I can''t wait to see their faces. '' Blayne chuckled to himself.


    "I''ll take a stroll around the continent, until then. I''ll come here tomorrow, after your huddle with the other ruler. See ya" Devon walked out of the cottage. Leaving Blayne, drinking his tea, praying that Devon wouldn''t do anything troublesome.


    Blayne saw Devon left only sighed In relief. He was terrified that he''s didn''t even noticed him. What terrified him the most was the unfathomable aura Devon gave off. It was far from what he saw in his lifetime. "That man was terrifying, I hope his good intentions was genuine or I''m doom. I better not pissed him off."


    Kdilla awakened after Devon left the cottage. Unaware of his situation, Kdilla cautiously opened his eyes. When he saw the wooden ceiling, felt the soft bed beneath him, smell the scent of tea, which immediately calmed him down. Her immediately dismissed his killing intent.


    He shifted his eyes towards the smell of the tea and saw Blayne smiling while drinking it, which made him annoyed and felt gratified at the same time. He just chuckled as he sit on the edge of the bed, looking towards Blayne with a questioning face.


    Blayne saw it he started to speak. "Kdilla, congrats. You''re the new member of the Ruler council. Because of that, you are obligated to attend the meeting tomorrow. There''s no need for you to thank me. We''re friends after all"


    "thank you your ass. I wouldn''t be thankful to you! However you earned it this time so thanks old man. Can I have some of your tea? My throat seems dry after my final evolution." Kdilla said, as he acted obstinately. That made Blayne laugh, while serving him tea, drinking it calmly.


    "So tell me, what do you feel after your final evolution? Hmm... I didn''t know you possessed a God rank bloodline, you''re an Silver Monkey King. The other ruler would definitely not opposed you being the 10th Ruler. If they do. I''m always here" Blayne said nonchalantly but his eyes shined with strong killing intent.


    "don''t sweat old man. I''m a God rank now. So there''s no need to worry. If they come for me, I will come for them." Kdilla said in stern face, as he sipped his tea, looking at the window. Devon caught his attention, surprised that there''s someone at Blayne''s territory other than him.


    is this old man sick? This is the first time he let someone live after stepping on his territory. Wait... This guy seems not ordinary...


    Astonished from what he saw. Kdilla swiftly shifted his gaze towards the old man. Wearing an dumbfounded look. Blayne saw it just laughed hard, as he explained what happened when he was in unconscious state an hours ago.


    At the outside of cottage, Devon is currently standing like an immovable mountain. His clothes and hair fluttered as the wind blew. At the same time, Devon was thinking something good for killing time while waiting. As the day is still young and his body doesn''t actually need sleep after cultivating for so long.


    "its boring... Well, I doesn''t have had anything to do even in my previous life anyway, aside from devoting myself to my profession, on calculating grades, teaching and educating my students and making lesson plans..." he said as he keep finding around when some idea flashed in his mind.


    "Wait... That''s right! I''ll make lesson plans. No, training and teaching plans... Wait, doesn''t it the same?... Oh! Nevermind." shrugging to himself. Devon flew upwards, suspending himself in the air.


    As he gaze down at the continent. The enormous giant mountains, with different distinct features, the extremely large lake w hi which reflect light and images, the endless colorful sea of forest that stretched, as far as the eyes could see were the things he saw, an awe-inspiring scenery, an unnoticeable precious treasure. With this perhaps, it could even give enlightenment to anyone who saw it.


    Devon sitting cross-legged, floating above the continent. In the universe he live in now, where the most essential thing and differentiation of everything is power. His teachings would be relatively different. Closing his eyes, Devon started forming his miraculous lesson plan and training regimen for his future students. That could give them strength and knowledge.


    His expression became solemn, as the word lesson plan became the hammer that shattered and destroyed his confined pent-up emotions, which were released like waves in the ocean. He remember his past life, more like it was only a dream for him,  his past students and acquaintances that helped build his personality, his whole being, the pleasant and unpleasant moments in his life, which make him felt nostalgia.


    It is understandable, even if he already lived a hundred million years. He didn''t have any interrelationship, even interaction with anyone within this new world. Also he was an fragile human being before he reincarnated and became a capable and powerful entity, and it''s all thanks to the True Creator. In addition, he didn''t passed through the void and reincarnation circle which would probably erase his memories or emotion through the passage of time


    Tears fall down from his face, softly closing his eyes, as he looked up feeling the breeze wind in the air and said "I had a fun and eventful life. The precious memories I couldn''t take to forget. I''ll keep and cherish it within my soul. Everything have an end, thus Devon Agrimoure is no more. From now on I''m Siegehart Caduceus".


    He paused as he dried the tears from his face with energy and shouted which was heard in the whole Continent "today is the start of my new life in a new world!"

 Chapter Four

    Chapter Four: Walk in a park


    Flying through the sky with moderate speed, the clouds dispersed while he passed through them. Feeling the touch of the wind, Siegehart notice that the moons were already glimmering above, within the ocean of stars.


    Approaching his final destination, he visited the mythical places of [Ancient Continent] as if he was a tourist, amusing himself with good attraction in a theme park, before going back to Blayne''s cottage, and attend the meeting with him.


    The mythical [Underground Labyrinth of Zor]. Although its history was written inside the [Book of Universe]. He have the intuition that there are something that the book didn''t mentioned, just like the other places he had visited.


    Additionally, since million of years had already passed, his book is now outdated, and updating it would require a fixed amount of time, perhaps another million years condignly, to accumulate the new knowledge through out, and each corner of the universe


    Furthermore, as the course of evolution continue, people discovered new knowledge, invented new things, that could also elongate the designated time frame, which could be vexatious. Thus, he decided to update it little by little, until it was fully updated.


    Arriving at the [Crystal Gate], the 3rd entrance of the labyrinth, located near the [Well of Ancients], a one feet wide old well which is empty and covered in [Green luminous Moss], a medicinal plant used as pain reliever and cure at several mild poisons. Just from glancing at it, one could saw that the ancient civilization had and lived an extravagant life, because of the materials used just to make a water well.


    Genuinely, the [Underground Labyrinth of Zor] have four entrances. First is the portal inside the [Sea of Blore Dungeon? 50th floor at the [Crystal Cove Swamp] which is very dangerous, second is the [Abyss Ice Gate] beneath the very depth of the [Abyssal Lake], third is the [Crystal Gate] which is the safest path, and lastly the [Lava Mouth Vortex] which is concealed under the [Dragon''s Volcano].


    This entrances are also the only exit, however turning back is not possible. Once entered at the certain entrance one could only exit on the other entrance. The [Crystal Gate] is the safest because it''s connected only at the very start of the labyrinth, while the other is connected at the innermost part of the labyrinth. That''s why the three guardians guard those three entrances.


    But unfortunately, before even someone successfully conquered the labyrinth. The three guardians of the labyrinth will seek and kill them to silence them, for the secrecy of the labyrinth, that''s why no one were able to take out even a single coin outside, and live to tell the tale. However, not for Siegehart.


    Upon inspecting the [Crystal Gate], Siegehart discovered that it could be altered and set an definite location for teleportation inside the labyrinth which he finds somewhat convenient enough, for he wouldn''t have need to fight his way through inside.


    However, when he had tried to tampered with it. Layers upon layers of high leveled magic seals, circles and runes appeared protecting, preventing any foreign power from altering it and eventually shutting down itself. Without the [Crystal Gate] to enter. Siegehart felt helpless on what was happened.


    After scrutinizing the gate. Siegehart finds that the gate would not be opened in 10 years, for its core was damaged, have entropy amongst its system and needed 10 years to repair itself, and interfering would greatly worsen its condition, which is not good.


    "never saw this coming... Who would have thought that the gate was protected by many powerful seals... If I knew it was there, this would not happen. Lesson learned don''t dive if you don''t know how deep the water is. This was not in the book though"


    Seigehart signed as he flew passed the gate, heading towards the [Abyssal Lake] which is next to his current location, the place where the second gate resides.


    "I''m relying on the knowledge of the book too much. That I didn''t take precautions. As I thought there still things the book don''t know. Lesson learned..." he muttered as head towards the Abyssal Lake.


    The [Abyssal Lake] is wide, about hundred kilometer and a hundred thousand kilometers deep. The mirror like water surface prevented lights from passing through. Resulting in dark colored water and absolute zero temperature, but surprisingly not freezing, as if it was the void itself, that''s why it was called [Abyssal Lake].


    But unlike the void which is silent and devoid of any life. The [Abyssal Lake] habitate many types of spirit beasts, which caused chaos under its serene surface, eat or be eaten is the rule in this hypocrite world.


    As Seigehart gazed down upon the lake. He stretched out his divine sense. The lake revealed its indigenous spirit beasts and integral places to him, watching it from the surface, as he searched for the [Abyss Ice Gate].


    His body flickered, rushing donwards to the place where the third gate is located. Its in a particular cave, inside the body of Transport type spirit beasts, the [Adamant Fortress Whale]. Like a turtle it has a mountain like shell on its back, while have the body of a whale.


    A giant Whale, bigger than a regular mountain. This whale is one of the labyrinth guardians, also holds the name [Abyssal Lake Ruler, Wilhelm]. One of the Ten Ruler of Ancient Continent, a peak God rank spirit beasts.


    As Seigehart pierced his way through the dark gloomy dense water of [Abyssal Lake] where his only vision was his divine sense. His clothes weren''t even soaked as if the water was avoiding him. Without any resistance, Siegehart arrived at the location, a few kilometers away where Wilhelm currently in state of deep slumber.


    Peacefully, where even Emperor rank spirit beasts don''t even dared to come closer within hundred kilometer, while preventing any spirit beasts from going further like their lives was on the line.


    When all Emperor rank spirit beasts saw Seigehart, a human dare to enter and dive in the [Abyssal Lake] without fear of life deprivation, while they noticed that even low rank spirit beasts fled when they saw him passed by.


    As the Emperor rank spirit beasts still yet to gain humanoid form, their bestial instincts overtake them. They fled to the surface using all their energy, saving their lives, dereliction towards the soundly asleep Wilhelm.


    The sudden disturbance of energy on the atmosphere under the lake awakened the choleric Wilhelm. Seeing that there was not a single spirit beasts around for him to kill, easing his anger.


    He became more angry, as he roar making the water current and waves violently strong, causing a few kilometers high tsunami at the surface flooding the forest.


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    When Wilhelm saw Seigehart staring at him unfazed by the violent current, his eyes became bloodshot. Two deep red crimson colossal demon eyes appeared in the middle of the dark under water and charged towards Seigehart, with astonishing speed unaffected by his size and mountain like shell on his back. As Wilhelm understood that this lowly human have the guts to disturb his sleep, killing him would sate his anger.


    "Human how dare you disturb my peaceful sleep! You''ll compensate for it with your life!"


    Beneath the [Abyssal Lake] is mountains of treasures, many experts died from usurping it, and Wilhelm is already the Ruler of [Abyssal Lake] at that time up until now, where every year immortals, Demi-gods and Gods tried to take the treasures, but eventually killed by Wilhelm. As he is the strongest of the ten rulers, only a few step from being a HighGod rank spirit beast and comprehend the [Laws of the Universe].


    Seeing the enraged Wilhelm, Seigehart chuckled and move towards the [Abyss Ice Gate]. After all, that''s his true purpose on entering [Abyssal Lake]. As he disappeared without a trace, before even Wilhelm could open his colossal mouth and swallow him whole, Seigehart has been already vanished.


    "How did he do that!? This human wasn''t simple!"


    When the [Abyss Ice Gate] opened. Wilhelm understood that this human want to conquer the labyrinth. Wilhelm wore a hideous face and use his divine sense to send message to the other two labyrinth guardian.


    "Arco! Kovric! someone entered the labyrinth from the abyss Ice Gate and I couldn''t stopped him. Take care of him" Wilhelm said through divine sense.


    "what happened? This is the first time you failed. Are you asleep when he entered or you''re angry, occupied killing other spirit beast that you didn''t notice him? " chortled by the other guardian, Kovric.


    "no! Of course not. I-I''m completely awake and sane!" he exclaimed but his voice betrayed him.


    "haha, yeah. First time, first time this year. Haha... How many has it last year? Ahh, if my memory doesn''t betray me, it was around thousand times hahaha!"


    "shut up! Arco! You bastard! If I ever see you I''ll smack you face on the ground a million times! Until nobody couldn''t recognize you!" Wilhelm angrily shouted, which intensified when he heard a loud hysterical laughter.


    "just kill him, and don''t let him discover the [Mysterious Discerning Orb]. Hmmp! Be careful though he''s strong, let''s see if you could still laugh at me when you encountered him." Wilhelm warned as he cut the connection.


    Meanwhile, inside the labyrinth. Seigehart appeared at the [Black Ice Dragon, White Glacier Dragon Pavilion]. The place where all the treasures in the second layer of the [Underground Labyrinth of Zor] located, shining golds and gems, profound spells and techniques even immortal rank artifacts were inside patiently waiting to be usurped.


    The chamber was not big but not small either, only average in size, at 179 square meters, while the ceiling was 20ft high circularly, similar to a dome. Very simple, no decorations nor other rooms, but this simple chamber could make any greedy person insane, because of treasures this simple room contained, that could buy an empire.


    But everything inside the chamber was all false. An illusion to tricked anyone who entered it, making them fall to their greed. The moment Seigehart stepped inside, he already understood it.


    "An Illusory inscription array?" he said, as Seigehart wave his hand revealing the weird markings on the whole ceiling.


    [Inscription arrays] are like [Magic circles] and other stuff related to [Alchemy] and [Artifact Crafting and Refining]. Its an systematic circuit engraved on things and powered by a power source to be activated, but instead of magical energy, it is powered by spirit energy.


    "This Two Guardians were smart. They made an immortal rank illusory inscription array just for me. How touching, I might cry... hahaha" he mused, ignoring the illusory inscription array, as he continued to walked towards the pitch black and white cube. It''s the power source of the illusory inscription array, it wouldn''t worked without it.


    "oh! This is the [Devil''s Greed Advocate Inscription Array]. It could kill even a Demigod. Once they fall to their Greed, their Energy would dishevelled, ruptured and devoured them from the inside and arranging this would take quite some time. They sure take their time arranging this for me. I must have not disappoint them."


    Then Seigehart, with the swiped of his hand destroyed the cube. Then the glow of [Devil''s Greed Advocate inscription array] patterns on the ceiling ceased and the patterns collapsed and disappeared into thin air. Then the whole room distorted and revealed it''s true appearance.


    The average room tripled its size ten times and became a hall with luxurious red carpet on the isle between the paralleled linear masculine pillars that respectively stretched towards the altar which have an expertly well detailed sculptures of two dragon with opposite color and distinct features. The wall now have different paintings of nature, carvings of distinct beasts and lights of the hall came from the glowing stones, coins and treasures littered on the corner of the hall.


    Disregarding the treasures, what caught Seigehart''s attention was the orb with black and white smoke, swirling inside it, forming an spiral shape ellipse.


    Seigehart arrived at the altar, in front of the orb. As he was about to grabbed it. Suddenly, it shined for an instant and...


    *Booom!!!*


    The explosion caused a fast sudden earthquake, and the hall that have had countless treasures were now incinerated by the Black and White flames that came from the orb. The aftermath made an crater which filled of extremely hot lava burned by white flames and an inextinguishable black flame.


    The white flame was the [Nirvana Heavenly Flame] would not ceased until it burned everything in its path, while the Black flame was the [Black Infernal Flame] would not extinguished until there''s spirit energy in the surroundings, and all were in the midst of smoke screen, while a person was walking on it unharmed as if he was walking in a park.

 Chapter Five

    Note:"lllllllllllll" - for direct  conversation


    ''lllllllllllll'' - through indirect conversation


    lllllllllllll  - thoughts


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    Chapter Five: The Guardians


    As Seigehart walked nonchalantly out of the deep scorched crater clouded in smoke screen made by two distinct powerful flames. His silhouette became more clearer. Two beings with frowned and serious atmosphere around them were patiently waiting for him to come out and Seigehart could perfectly perceived it through his divine sense unnoticeable.


    This Two beings were the Labyrinth''s inner Guardians. Two Variant Dragons with [Primordial rank bloodline] at initial stage of HighGod rank. One was the [Black Ice Dragon] while the other was the [White Glacier Dragon], Arco and Kovric. Waiting in their human form.


    "Arco... " Kovric called with grim expression, as he was anxious.


    Kovric was about to remind Arco to be cautious, but got interrupted when he saw Arco had the same expression as him.


    "I know. I already used my Divine sense multiple times, yet I couldn''t sense him. As if he didn''t exis. If we engaged in fight with him. We''ll die." Arco speaks out his thoughts.


    "if you couldn''t afford to go against the wave, go with its flow, huh... " Arco said, as he chuckled to himself, mocking himself. While Kovric couldn''t do anything but sigh to their misfortune.


    The moment Seigehart got out of the smoke cloud. He looked at the distance and immediately saw Arco and Kovric before him wearing a sell mocking expressions. He immediately understood what was on their mind.


    ''looks like, I don''t need to fight now. I''m expecting it but... Nevermind. It''s more convenient this way.'' he shrugged, dusted off his clothes, then walk towards the Arco and Kovric.


    When Seigehart arrived in front of them. Kovric carefully and politely asked. "Senior, pardon but could we know what''s your purpose on conquering this labyrinth? Sorry for my impoliteness." Kovric said, bowed his head and waited for Seigehart''s respond before looking at him, the same as Arco.


    "hmm... You two were the inner guardians? " Seigehart asked nonchalantly while rubbing his chin. Then Arco replied politely. As he looked at Seigehart.


    "ah, yes we are senior. It''s our obligation to guard this place, for we were made for that one purpose. We live together to guard this labyrinth with our lives on the line." Arco replied, his voice darkened as he said the last several words, and bowed his head again.


    "hahaha..." Seigehart chortled


    As Kovric and Arco heard it, clenching their fist. They already prepared their self for the worse, for they know that the latter words have had indirectly offended Seigehart. As dragons they won''t let themselves die without retaliation.


    Kovric and Arco secretly circulated their energy inside their body, preparing their most deadly attack.


    "I see... " Seigehart replied nonchalantly


    Urgh! They almost fell with their faces on the ground when they heard it. Heaving in relief, that this person have a good temperate and not as too lofty as they thought.


    Calming their selves, awaited Seigehart''s reply.


    "before that, tell me your names." Seigehart asked. Then Kovric and Arco straighten their selves.


    "I''m called Arco. I''m a [Black Ice Dragon] and this one is Kovric a [White Glacier Dragon]. We are variants with [Primordial Rank Bloodline]." Arco said. As Seigehart nodded his head.


    "are you two, one of the Ten Rulers?"


    "no weren''t one of them. We were secluded and only Wilhelm knows of our existence, for he is a Gate keeper. The only one left. "


    The latter sentence intrigued Seigehart and speaks in an amused tone. "ohh~! So there''s really four Gate keepers and you two were the real guardians of the the Labyrinth. But how come, I didn''t saw a Gate keeper at Crystal Gate. Could you tell me why? Also if you''re one of the Rulers, I wouldn''t be surprised if you took control over the whole continent. You had the ability anyway."


    Arco and Kovric looked at each other and nodded. Then Kovric explained what happened.


    "it is because they were killed. When this labyrinth was exposed to the whole planet in the past. Many, no. All Immortal rank to God rank experts came and tried to conquered it and those three Gate keepers died in that onslaught. Actually, this labyrinth is the place where our master left all his treasures, as well as the place where he buried himself. In others words, this labyrinth is a tomb, and he left us the task to guard it. The truth is when he was about to die, because of poison from [Nine Nether Serpent]. We, his contracted spirit beasts where greatly delighted, for we would be free from his shackles that binds us from being his slaves, but we were gravelly wrong. Worst he tied our souls in this forsaken place before he died and we couldn''t do anything about it, because we lacked strength at that time. While he was already a peak stage True God and the soul constricting technique he used was the [Earth and Heaven Soul Chained Technique], we could only do what he wanted in the end."


    Kovric said as he reminiscence their past. "we guard this place every single day while finding the way to erase the seal. But after many millennia, we still yet to know how to do it and we could only gave up"


    While Arco expatiate which became jeremiad. His face was all red from anger, even his voice became more darker and darker as he talked about it.


    Seigehart already prepared a spell that could counter and cancel the soul constricting technique but he still needs to asked if the two dragon would want it. Though they would eventually and eagerly agree to it without problem.


    "I see.. So that''s what happened. Well, as for my purpose from intruding here, I don''t have one. If you could say that wandering around was one valid reason, then that''s it."


    As the two dragon heard it, they couldn''t take themselves to believe it. Whose person was out of his mind to enter an True God tomb full of Demi-God rank beasts and traps, including the guardians were two variant dragons just to wander around? That''s insane! Well if he was not Seigehart then he''s insane.


    Blinking their eyes, as if they were just dreaming. Arco remember that they still didn''t know who were they talking to, thus he asked. While cold sweat was trickling down on his back "uhmm, could we know who you are senior? If you don''t want us to know, then there''s no need for senior to answer."


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    He said forcing himself to smile, while on his mind he was already cursing.


    "ah, right" he said pounding his fist on his palm. "you can call me Seigehart, then. I have a question for you two." Seigehart said, which perplexed Kovric and Arco.


    "what is it senior? " Kovric asked.


    "you''ve been guarding this tomb for many years, without your own volition. Thus, I have a proposal to you two, but this could only worked if you two agreed to it."


    Kovric heard it, already knew what was Seigehart wants to propose.


    If this person could free us from this forsaken place, then I''ll without a doubt would agree to it. Even if he contracted us. But with this person''s strength, I doubt he needs any contracted beasts. Heh! This person''s soul spirit might be many times more stronger than us. Kovric thought.


    What this person want? It''s not like he could free us here... Ehh? Arco was a slow and a nut brain without a doubt.


    ''hey, Kovric what''s this person want?'' Arco dumbly asked through divine sense. Indeed, a nut brain.


    Kovric wearing a dumb face. He almost curse loudly. this nut brain dragon! Argh! I want to strangle you at this moment!


    ''don''t you get it? He wants to help us! Be free from the soul constricting technique!'' Kovric exclaimed,


    ''if that''s so then-''


    ''let me talked to him and don''t barged in our conversation!'' Kovric exclaimed through divine sense, shutting Arco down.


    ''okay'' Arco dumbly replied.


    Seigehart chuckled as he watched the two in their internal conflict.


    "Ahh, senior don''t mind Arco for now. If senior could free us from this place, then we would be eternally grateful. We would agree to anything just to be freed from this forsaken place. So please, senior tell us what you want and we would do it without complains." Kovric said bowing his head.


    "actually, I don''t have anything particular in mind. I asked you if you want to be freed from here because the Counter technique would only actived when you two agreed to be freed. Then..." Seigehart then raise his hand gesturing the activation of the spell. "[Rescinding Mist]!"


    Ugh, its embarrassing. I felt like I have an 8thgrade syndrome Seigehart thought when he activated the technique.


    As Seigehart said it. White Magic circle shined beneath them. Summoning white smoke, until it covered the whole labyrinth. Erasing the left over spell. Then,  the intricacies of the spell engraved on the corners of the labyrinth shined and dissolved without a trace, eradicating the soul constricting spell.


    Then, when the white smoke dispersed. Arco and Kovric''s body shines and examined their soul and found that the marked on their soul disappeared completely, which delighted the two. Their eyes was filled with happiness, gratitude and desire to explore the outside world.


    Immediately after Kovric and Arco have had finished examining their souls. They kowtow in front of Seigehart to show obsequious deference toward him, while Seigehart was baffled on what to do.


    "boss! Thank you! We will accompany you to the end of the world! Thank you! Thank you!"


    Kovric and Arco exulted, while banging their foreheads on the ground which made a crackling sounds and small concave hole which fit their foreheads.


    "okay, okay stop. I need to leave now. Good luck to you two" Seigehart said and disappeared without a trace, which astounded the two.


    Then a long silence filled the whole place.


    "Kovric, did you see that?" Kovric asked breaking the silence.


    "yeah, he just teleported out, so what''s special about it? Even I could do that, but thanks to him we are now free! Hahaha! Freedom!" Arco shouted at the top of his lungs, raising both his hands clasping the air.


    "you didn''t felt it?" Kovric suspectingly asked.


    "felt what?" Arco dumbly asked while smiling ear to ear.


    "nothing, don''t mind it. So what''s were gonna do now?." Kovric asked. Regretted that he even asked it.


    "you know what, you''re a good liar. Haha! You fooled him. Though all of what you said was true, except for one. We didn''t do this out of our own volition! We do this because what inside the labyrinth might have endangered the whole world, and its our duty to guard it. But what''s important is we are now free and never tied to this underground! Hahaha! I''m gonna go to the human continent and have a good time! See you!"


    As Arco said it. He disappeared using an mechanical teleportation device, leaving Kovric alone.


    The labyrinth was again filled of silence, while Kovric''s face became red with irritation.


    "Arco! I will drag your ass back here! Just you wait stupid dragon!" Kovric roared imbued with divine energy, as it resounds through the labyrinth and give chill to all spirit beasts inside.


    On the other hand, Arco appeared in the sky. His face was full of excitement as he imagines what he would encounter, as he teleported to the [Midgard continent].


    While Seigehart at the moment, arrived at Blayne''s cottage and saw him outside looking at the sky. Flying through the nigh night sky, landing in front of the cottage.


    "so, how''s the your walk. Is it amusing?" Blayne asked seated on the wooden chair in from of his cottage.


    Feeling the tranquility of the forest under the stars. Then, Seigehart replied. "yes, its quite wonderful." he said looking at the sky too.


    "is that so. Then, you could sleep in the room beside the room of Kdilla. I''ll wake you up, when we''re about to leave."


    "then, good night, gramps. You could call me Seigehart. Then, good night again."


    Seigehart said as he entered the cottage, straight to bed. Closed his eyes and sleep. While Blayne still staring at the sky, as he watched over the peaceful night, that came to the forest.

 Chapter Six

    Note: "lllllllllllll " - for direct conversation.


    ''lllllllllllll ''- for indirect conversation


    lllllllllllll - for inner thoughts


    Chapter Six: The Otherworldly Teacher Rising


    As the sun rises, closes the curtains of the night, while it bathed the land on its evident warm light rays, pouring as much as it gave the signal that the day had started. An ample illumination appeared, awakened the soundly asleep person on his bed, inside an old and simple ambient cottage.


    Sitting up, while on the bed. Morning yawned, Seigehart stretched his arms upwards and mumbled some words.


    "Ahh, think about it. This is the first time I slept after coming to this world. It''s quite invigorating. Since this body of mine doesn''t need sleep at all, the mind still get tired, though meditation could do the job more quickly and beneficially, natural sleep still the best. Haah, This feels nostalgic."


    In his previous life as a teacher. Seigehart always woke up early and the almost always the first person arrived at school, at the same time prepared all his teaching materials and stuffs. Thus, he was literally well known to all students and school staffs and personnel as the most decent teacher on school and most students took him as a role model.


    Besides from being a teacher, he was also the school counselor, helping students in their study problems, most lecturing and giving punishment on some delinquents and juveniles students. However, that''s not mean everything was fine, there''s still times that some teachers envied him, and got on verbal fight, but because Seigehart doesn''t wants to argue with them and felt its irrelevant. He always walked away, ignored their insults and protests.


    Then, one day. He died accidentally. Now, reincarnated into another universe. He learned the truth behind the mysterious universe, but still intransigent and would perversely walked the same straight road.


    As Seigehart rouse on his feet, head out and proceed outside where Blayne was waiting for him and Kdilla.


    "you sure take your time, huh" Blayne greeted to him.


    "sorry about that, then shall we go?"


    "yeah, I want to arrived there early, to finish this more early. I still had to return to my territory." Kdilla complained.


    "well then, let us go."


    Then, light started gathering around them, distorting the space and time continuum and suddenly, in an instant. They''re already at the place where the meeting of Ten Rulers would be held.


    Blayne used the instant teleportation device he had. The same device he used when he rescued Kdilla. When they arrived at the location Seigehart was the first to asked.


    "oh~, gramps where were we? This place is not within the continent. It has great landscape and views. Whoa! This island is an floating island."


    "hoho! Enthusiastic aren''t you? But No, this place is floating above the continent. It''s called Thousands Sky Mist Island. Like the name implied, this island is not alone. There is thousands of island like this floating above our land. It''s not noticeable because of the dense white mist that covers it. We also placed an illusion barrier around all the island so it won''t be discovered. Okay, let''s go. This way."


    Blayne leaded the way. After a minute they stopped in front of a large infrastructure. It has glass windows, steel roofs, concrete foundations and shaped circularly, as well as convex roof. A stadium. But it''s not what surprised Seigehart but the building materials it used.


    The surroundings was like a park, trees and bench was on the side under the trees at a large open space, while the roadway was made of chiseled concrete in red. A magnificent place.


    Is this place where beast concludes meeting? Seigehart thought was muddled of what he imagined the would be.


    He was certain that planet Morvious is in medieval period, and don''t had the technology to produce glass, more importantly the wide LED screen outside the stadium was more advanced than earth''s.


    Blayne saw Seigehart''s surprised expression. He urged him to enter and would explain everything inside as they walked.


    The building was cold inside as if he was in the lower level of the refrigerator. Then, he saw the caused of the cold atmosphere. The 5ft wide and high air conditioner machine. He was even more surprised.


    "Blayne, how''s that thing worked?"


    "Ahh, the air-con? It doesn''t used magical energy, but electricity. I don''t know it''s inner workings, but it releases cold air that''s why the air inside the stadium is cold. "


    So the name still the same, even the power source is electricity. There''s only one way to find out Seigehart thought.


    "gramps, last question. When it was made?" Seigehart asked expecting his conclusion was correct.


    "ah.. It was invented a long time ago. Hmm, probably 10 million years ago. It was made by a person who couldn''t used magic. Interesting isn''t.?"


    What!? So I cultivated for almost hundred million years? Seigehart exclaimed in thought.


    "let''s go Seigehart, the other ruler is waiting." Blayne said bringing back Seigehart in daze state.


    The planet Morvious modernized after a long millions of years to be exact.


    "yeah, let''s go."


    Inside the stadium, at the center. There placed a circular table, and each ten comfy chairs had numbers from one to ten engraved on it, while equally revolved around it. Every chairs was already occupied and only one still not. The chair with the number 1.


    Blayne entered, some of the occupants of the chair frowned when they saw him. An intense atmosphere erupted as they looked at him. Then, all their gaze fell on the person beside Blayne, Seigehart Caduceus.


    Blayne arrived and seated on his chair, while Seigehart was standing still on his side. Immediately followed by speech from the person seated on chair number 2.


    "Now that lord Blayne is here. Let shall continue and discuss about the problem we faced. The issues relating Aldera, but first let''s congratulate Kdilla on being the Tenth Ruler."


    "heh! Piece of cake. I could kick even Allagon''s ass if I want to." kdilla provoking the person seated on chair number 7.


    "what!? You want a fight!?" he howled. Irritated by Kdilla''s smug face.


    Allagon the ruler of [Crystal Cove Swamp]. An early stage God rank spirit beast, [Crystal Scaled Barracuda].


    Both stood up and ready for clash but stopped by Herin, the person seated on chair number 4. "if you two continue it. I might kick both your ass." she said which kinda worked and silenced the two. They''re now like an innocent sheep.


    ''Just you wait, stinky fish. I''ll roast you after this!'' Kdilla sent through his divine sense.


    ''heh! Your far from burning even my whiskers! Stupid monkey!'' the two continue on their internal mocked battle disregarding the meeting and glaring at each other.


    Herin the ruler of [Fortress of Cyclone]. An middle stage God rank spirit beast, [Snow White Swan].


    "if Blayne had arrived more early, we''re already finished with this stupid huddle!" complained by the person seated on chair number 6.


    "Now, now. Stop complaining Zirus. You''re obliged to attend in this meeting. If you don''t then, step down on your chair and don''t let us see your face ever again, otherwise you''ll get a beating. Any complains?" said the number 2.


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    "Che..." he said, while his eyes still darted on Seigehart as well as the others, they were all inwardly disturbed by his presence.


    Zirus the ruler of Ice side of [Fire&Ice River Falls], an middle stage God rank spirit beast, [Frostborn Yeti].


    "Good, then Lord Blayne, tell us who is this person beside you first. Before we start." number 2 said, he was curious who Seigehart was and how Blayne and Seigehart became acquaintance.


    "oh! Yeah. Auric, this is Seigehart a friend of mine. There''s no need for him to be here but I insist on coming here with him. But don''t worry if you don''t want him here he could left. Right Seigehart?"


    "ehh, sure I also want to stroll around. So it''s okay."


    Auric the ruler of [Dragon Volcano], an peak stage God rank spirit beast, a variant [Blood Lava Dragon].


    Actually, Seigehart lost his interest on the meeting when he saw the stadium and want to explore it, and he felt listening on their meeting make him fall asleep from boredom.


    "hmm, okay if you please, this discussion is a bit sensitive and confidential." said by the person seated on chair number 3.


    "okay, Blayne. I''ll just go outside."


    "thank you, Seigehart. I''m Gilion by the way." Gilion said, extending his hand, gesture of hand shake.


    "no it''s okay. Seigehart, Lord Gilion" he said and shake Gilion''s hand.


    Gilion the Ruler of [Titan''s Domain], an middle stage God rank spirit beast, [Steeled Thunder Behemoth].


    When Seigehart shake his hand. Gilion test his strength through hardly squeezing his hand, but failed and Seigehart effortlessly freed his hand as if nothing was obstructing it, which was inwardly astonished Gilion and immediately stopped himself.


    In terms of physical strength Gilion surpassed all the other rulers even though he''s only a Middle stage God rank, that''s why he got the third chair. It was his pride, but this pride was miserably destroyed by this Seigehart. Gilion wasn''t discouraged at all, but instead, it opened his eyes that the world is vast and there''s always a stronger person than you.


    Then, Seigehart said his goodbye and left. While Gilion seated back at his chair, his face was sweating profusely, which was noticed by the person beside him.


    "Gilion, how is it?" he curiously asked.


    "Allec, that person is strong, stronger than me in physical strength. I grifted his hand with all my strength but he take back his hand, nonchalantly. That''s terrifying. He maybe even stronger than Wilhelm, and I couldn''t figure out his strength. He might be a HighGod or maybe higher. if we all fought together against him. It would be us who would die." Gilion''s word startled Allec which roused his curiousity about Seigehart more.


    Where did Blayne meet this person? He thought.


    Allec the ruler of the [Fire side of Fire&Ice River Falls]. An middle stage God rank [Nether Bluefire Scorpion].


    However, when Seigehart walked about to stepped outside. Wilhelm attacked him suddenly but he effortlessly evaded, and the attack destroyed the entrance instead.


    This sudden event astounded Blayne and the others, but someone got angered by it. "you bastard!, your that person who entered my territory without my consent! You disturbed my sleep!" Wilhelm wailed angrily. "I''ll beat you until I''m satisfied!"  then attacked again.


    "Wilhelm stop that! You destroyed my stadium!"


    Then, suddenly Wilhelm flew out of the island into the horizon back to his territory the Abyssal Lake. " Fuck you, Frenia!" he howled as he flew into the sky.


    The one who did it was the lady dressed with fiery red elegant gown, her fiery red hair flutter as she seated back on her chair with an angered complexion, while all of them was staring with disbelief.


    Frenia the ruler of [Phoenix Nest], an peak stage God rank [Rainbow Phoenix].


    "What!? He destroyed my stadium, so I kick him out. That bastard, once I''m done here I''ll evaporate his entire lake!" she declaimed.


    All man inside the stadium are shocked while Herin were unfazed and snickering in amusement.


    Woman are really scary, if their pissed. The mans thought were in sync because of it.


    Auric cleared his throat and speaked to break the tense atmosphere. "we-well now that the issue has been immediately solved. Let''s continue on our agenda. Friend Seigehart if you please"


    "okay, then." Seigehart said and left finally.


    Then, the discussion in stadium continues.


    Meanwhile, Seigehart strolled around the stadium. He found many familiar things that only exist on earth is now also on Morvious.


    "So I really cultivated for hundred million years? That''s unbelievable. No doubt I reach this height of strength. More importantly, Morvious made a breakthrough on their technology. All this appliances relied on electricity and not on magical energy, nor Mana crystal." then he paused. "I felt like I''m on earth again because of this appliances"


    He then, walked on the edge of the island and gazed upon the land below. Masses of forest, mountains and lakes could be seen.


    Then, at the far distance, he saw an outstanding structure, a building that outstretched the Ancient Blood Oak Tree, that it reached the planet''s atmosphere.


    "what a freaking high tower, that''s in Midgard continent. That tower is way more advanced than the buildings on earth."


    Seigehart couldn''t help but smile on what would encounter in the future, as he think about it.


    "I can''t wait, to see what this world have in store for me." he said as he seated on the bench under the tree, and take a nap.


    After an hour of waiting, Blayne walked out of the stadium, toward Seigehart with relieved expression that the irritating meeting is now finished.


    "Does the meeting adjourned?" Seigehart said, seated on the bench as he looked at Blayne through his left eye, while the other was closed.


    "yes. Actually, we''re conducting this meeting every 100 years. So, it would be long until this happen again. Tell me, did you really intruded in Wilhelm''s territory?"


    "Ahh, yeah. He''s sleeping though and hey, I didn''t disturbed his sleep." he defended.


    Blayne frowned and looked at Seigehart. Then, asked. "did you entered the Labyrinth of Zor?"


    "yeah, that place is quite nice... and old." then Seigehart looked at Blayne. And said "if you plan on conquering it. Your just killing yourself. There were two HighGod rank spirit beasts protecting it, so think first" he said and smiled mischievously.


    "hoho! As I thought, but no I don''t have a plan on disturbing what''s inside that place. Anyway, shall we go? On my academy?"


    When Blayne said it, immediately. Seigehart''s eyes lit up and stand up. "Let''s go I can''t wait to see what kind of school an old man like you managed." he mocked


    "hohoho! You''ll see, you''ll see. Also I want to know what kind of teacher you are. Then, let''s go to the Gaia''s Heart Academy!" then, light enveloped them and disappeared without a trace.


    Immediately after, in front of the majestic wooden gate. A flash of light appeared and immediately disappeared, leaving two people as they stand and stare at the gate.


    "I know this seems early but, welcome to the Gaia''s Heart Academy! So what are you waiting for? Let''s go to the academy!"


    With the simple wave of Blayne''s hand, the majestic wooden gate opened, revealing the wide and long road towards the entrance to the world, hidden to the populace of the surface.

 Chapter Seven

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    Chapter Seven: A New Teacher?


    When they entered, a wide driveway made of chiseled robust gray and red stone, that was placed artistically in diamond shape formation greeted them, it stretched ten miles straight. At the end of the driveway was a one thousand square meter open shrine, at the center of it is an old large conspicuous tree which bore shiny golden fruits that still yet to ripe.


    As they walked, passed the fine lawn with equally lineared trees and beautiful flower beds at both side as it swayed to the rhythm of the wind, behind the spiral designed fences, a perfect place for picnic, a sudden gust of wind could be felt. A flying spirit beasts landed on the ground and blocked their way. It was a Fireberg Griffon standing mightily before them intimidatingly. It''s limbs was in blaze, as well as its eyes, as it peered down to them.


    Then, a person jumped down from its back. It was a beautiful lady, dressed in casual simple clothes. A pair of pants and shirt which covered by jacket yet still emphasize her beauty.


    The lady had an troubled look on her face as she approached Blayne. "Headmaster! You finally came back. WE are in big trouble! Quickly come with me!"


    Blayne was baffled when the lady hurriedly dragged him on the back of her contracted beasts, then flew high and left as fast as she arrived.


    On the air, the lady explained everything about their problem to the absentminded Blayne, as he pondered about something...


    "what is it again?" he asked, unsure of what she was saying.


    "argh! You''re not listening at all" she exclaimed but explained again nonetheless.


    Why I felt like I forgot something important? He contemplated, neglecting the words of the lady, while traversing into the sky towards the academy.


    At the moment Blayne and the lady left. Seigehart couldn''t do anything but blinked at their silhouette disappeared ino the horizon.


    "that old man... They really leave me behind. His senility is appearing... Ah, right~, I forgot about it..." he paused, then looked at the wooden gate "The time I arrived at the Valleys of ruthless mountain. The first thing I did was to wander around, the same as the time when I''m at Blayne''s cottage. Now, I''m gonna wander around again?... I swear excursion is now becoming my hobby... " he sighed and looked at the sky. "Nevermind, gramps would definitely remember it after he finished his business. Then, I''ll wander around again."


    After he settled his mind, Seigehart continue forward and walked along the road. There''s nothing he could do to it. No, he''s lazy to do anything so he decided to wait for Blayne to finished his business, because he knows that Blayne would looked for him afterwards.


    Because of his strength, people at lower ranks wouldn''t be able to sense him. If they closed their eyes, and if he tried to conceal his presence, even if they were already facing each other. They would be completely unable to detect him, much less saw him. He would be like physically and spiritually nonexistential.


    Before on the meeting at the Thousands Sky Mist Island. They were just able to see him, because he allowed it. But when he go outside the stadium at that time, even if they used their divine sense they would be unable to detect him.


    If God ranks like the Ten Rulers of Ancient continent and the Guardians of Labyrinth of Zor couldn''t sense him, and their vision about him was blurred. How could students at Master ranks and GrandMaster ranks do the same?


    Thus, he tried to lowered his strength and Demigod rank was already his limit. With this, those in lowest rank wouldn''t have difficulty to saw him, so he would not be a ghost.


    Seigehart arrived at the end of the road. He expected to see another gate or high walls but what greeted him was an 100 square meter shrine instead, and at the center was an 30 foot high and 10 ft large old looking Tree.


    However, what the most conspicuous thing about the tree was the Golden round fruits it bore that still yet to ripe, but emanates an sweet aroma in the air that could bewitched anyone on picking it up. In addition of the large hole that could fit an small hut on its body that seemingly a tunnel through underground.


    When he was about to come closer to the hole on the body of the tree. A large shadow slithered around the body of the tree and blocked the hole with its body, as it became vigilant to Its surrounding. It has a 100 foot long and 5 foot large body, a Gold Blooded Viper spirit beasts.


    "so it was an entrance after all. Hmm... Let me examine it." Then, Seigehart used his divine sense to examine the whole body of the tree and the spirit beasts.


    "as expected. It has restrictions placed on it, and the snake is the key. I just hoped it has already an awareness, so I don''t need to use force." he said as he looked at the snake and speaks to it.


    "hey! Mr. Guard!" he shouted


    "whose there!? Show your self! *hiss*" the snake hissed intimidatingly.


    "here! Look down!"


    The Gold Blooded Viper complied and was greatly shocked when he saw Seigehart.


    A human? This human is not simple, but I don''t sense any ill intent from him. Ahh, he must be the person the headmaster was talking about, an mysterious person. Indeed, he''s unfathomable. It thought.


    Then, the Gold Blooded Viper shrinks its massive body and slithered towards Seigehart.


    "human, *hiss* are you young man  the headmaster was talking about? *hiss*" it asked with no intent on its voice.


    "Ahh, yes. That old man leaved me behind. When the beautiful lady came and forcefully dragged him. Are you the guardian of this entrance?"


    "apparently, yes. *hiss* now that I confirmed it. You could enter now. We would meet each other from now on, now that you''re going to be an instructor here. *hiss* I''m Sevile by the way" Sevile said as he lead Seigehart to the entrance and removed the restriction placed on the tunnel by the single drop of his golden blood.


    "ah thanks Sevile, please take care of me." Seigehart said and bowed, which made Sevile laughed.


    "shahaha, I must be the one saying it. *hiss* anyway, see you" Sevile said and slithered away up the tree, while Seigehart proceeded, as the tunnel eat his whole being and disappear inside, which lead to the heart of the forest.


    On the other hand, inside the academy. Blayne with the lady on her Griffin finally arrived at the Headmaster''s Office and straight ahead towards the meeting hall.


    As they entered, all the Elders of the academy stand up and politely greeted him as he walked and seated on his designated chair while he wore an lofty attitude.


    Then, the conference started.


    "at last you''re here headmaster. We have had appointed a conference today to discuss how to deal with our current predicament." the blue robed elder on his side started, which perplexed Blayne.


    "what predicament? Elder Croll, could you elaborate it more?" Blayne asked.


    "then, let me do it." said the elder with white robe.


    "then, Elder Wise, please enlighten me" Blayne said while Elder Wise and the others nodded in agreement.


    Elder Wise was about to open his mouth but, stopped when Blayne speaks again.


    "ah, right. elders before that. I just want to say that I recruited a new teacher on my way here. He was an extraordinary young man thus, I offered him the position, which he eagerly accepted. What do you think?"


    "is that more important than this conference''s agenda? Headmaster?" the green robed elder asked.


    "yes, of course it is. it is because he might be the answer on the academy''s current problems that you spoke about, so what do you say? Are you going to accept him or not?"


    The headmaster, Blayne haughtily asked, as he chortle, which caused the elders and the teachers behind them gained great expectations towards the said person.


    If the headmaster were completely confident that that person could be a great help then, why would they antagonize it? They would accept it without complains and with their arms wide open.


    "if he could be greatly help us, overcome this predicament. Then there''s no reason to oppose it. We will accept him, but we need to test him first." suggested the Elder in Red robe.


    "Elder Hivou is right. So headmaster, is this young man with you when you arrived" the black robe Elder asked.


    Blayne could felt his eyelids twitch when he heard it, and immediately remembered that this young man he was talking about was with him but... He foolishly forgot about him.


    Instead of answering with words, Blayne answered with his heartily laugh, which echoed through the whole room, but got interrupted by the elders and suggested to continued their discussions.


    Meanwhile, on Seigehart''s side, he finally reached the exit of the endless dark tunnel.


    This time he was still surprised from what he saw. Although, he already knew all kinds of things through the help the book of Universe gave him, but upon seeing it in reality personally was still more greater than an flashing images in his mind. Instead, he felt his personal perspective towards the universe grew stronger that he wanted to travel through across the universe to see things for him self. He felt encouraged.


    Seigehart finally saw the light and he couldn''t stepped further from what he saw. He was astounded as he admired the incredible sight in front of him, and couldn''t restrained himself but praised it.


    Its like he was transported to another world again. It was wide as far as the eyes could see, an large plateau that surrounds the greenly prairie where herbivore hordes of spirit beasts resides, also the place where the academy stands, as all of it was surrounded as well by different kinds of mountain, forest and river that habituated formidable spirit beasts, an absolutely breathe taking scenery.


    As he dived into the air, and head to the academy. He could see some teenagers at the age of 15 - 18 years old in groups, as they hunted some magical beast and spirit beasts for their core which could greatly helped them at the path of power.


    The structures of the academy became larger and visible as Seigehart drew closer to it. When he was about 1km away, he decided to slow down his speed and closely observed the some students when he that some of them were hunting beasts alone.


    He landed on the ground and continue his pace as he walked.


    I''m the distance, sounds of metallic collision and angry roars resounded. Seigehart saw two young girls at the age of 15 and 17 as they hunted some beasts, while one fought head on as she perfectly executed her profound spear arts while the other was only watching, and kept an vigilant air around her from the side, ready to help if the girl that was fighting were in dire danger.


    "hiya!" the girl thrust her spear which leave an hollow hold on the beast shoulder, which replied by an more angry roar.


    "Tania! You could do it!" cheered by the girl watching on the side.


    "don''t worry Lily, I got this! Hiya!"


    As Seigehart approached them intrigued that the girl that was fighting was only a middle stage Master rank but could execute an exquisite and formidable spear attacks while her opponent was not an ordinary spirit beast, but a middle stage GrandMaster rank Bladetailed Dancer Ursa.


    An bear-armored spirit beasts from Titan Ursa bloodline, with extremely sharped blade like claws and tail that could extend and slice steel like butter. It was an formidable spirit beasts, where it''s 8 ft tall size and its bulky appearance was not a fluke,


    in addition of its armor which concealed the vital points, every single muscles, skin and black furs of this beast was hard and strong as steel with its bones 2 times more harder. Accompanied by an formidable hereditary memories for blade techniques from its God rank bloodline but corroded from generation to generation into lowest immortal rank bloodline, that''s why it didn''t inherited any innate ability.


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    If the beast had an innate ability then, the two girls were not its match.


    However, the girl was not simple either, with her petite physique as she held the sharp and long spear with her gentle, soft hands. She was on advantage over the beast. Her every pierced and swings could left an hollow wounds and destroyed the beast''s armour, while she deviated the attacks with the spear on her hands, as she danced with the Bladetailed Dancer Ursa as her partner.


    But every subtle beginning sometimes have an harsh ending.


    The Bladetailed Dancer Ursa was enraged beyond belief that its black fur and eyes became bloodshot, as it howled that stunned the young girl and the girl on the side for a couple of minutes, which disabled them from moving. The Bladetailed Dancer Ursa then, angrily vaulted with its tail and legs toward its enemy, abandoning any defense and focused all its energy in its one attack, ready to incapacitated the girls.


    However, when Seigehart saw it. He couldn''t helped but gasped of cold air, as he remembered the time he died when he saved one if his student from an over speeding car.


    His pupil shrunk and couldn''t kept up his carefree attitude, suddenly the aura of an absolute entity exploded and the gravity around the whole planet multiplied a hundred folds!


    Every single beings on the planet felt it, their body couldn''t take the pressure and banged on the ground miserably! They couldn''t even open their eyes because of the pressure!


    However, there was an exception! Surprisingly all the children and teenagers around new born to 21 years old was not affected by the pressure by a single bit amount at all!


    When the otherworldly pressure descended, all deity ranks wasn''t an exception all their faces banged on the ground! but this terrifying pressure gave an miraculous effect it helped them rise their level to another level! Thus, instead of an calamity, all people treat it as an heavenly present!


    Unfortunately for the Bladetailed Dancer Ursa its whole body imploded from the scene, that it couldn''t even made a singe whimpered! At that instant, when the Bladetailed dancer Ursa died the pressure disappeared as if it wasn''t never came in the first place.


    The girls had an terrified and grim expression, they gritted their teeth and bitted their pink rosy lips as they waited for their deaths, hopelessness was clearly evident in their eyes, but when they saw the Bladetailed dancer Ursa died, bewilderment, fear and an overwhelming sense of gratitude replaced it.


    Their deaths was clearly grasping their lives but because of Seigehart they were freed from it and could live to see another day and given a chance to become  more stronger.


    Seigehart felt that he lost his composure and immediately resemble himself, going back to his carefree attitude. Then, he speaks to the girls with the tone of an stern teacher suited to him.


    "are you two okay?" he asked with an strict voice. The girls saw him heaved in relief. They planned to replied but when they''re about to open their mouth Seigehart interrupted them. "there''s no need for you two to reply, because I know you two were exhausted..." he said with a dark tone.


    "do you know why you lose? Because you''re only an Master rank but you fought with an GrandMaster spirit beast. Its was god damm one rank higher! The worst it had an hereditary memories! If you two fought with it along side you could had won with your coordination! But instead you two brats got cocky! because you have some method to deal with it you underestimated your enemy and overestimated yourselves! before when your were stunned could you used your method? It''s was a god damn big NO!" Seigehart scolded. His teacher side had emerges!


    The latter word terrified all spirit beasts around them that planned to sneak attack, and ran with their tail between their legs while letting out an pitiful whimpered.


    The two girls face sank on their knees as they sniffles.


    "*sob* w-we-were *sob* s-s-so-sorry teacher!" the girls helplessly whimpered, which followed with cries which echoed at the location, while Seigehart couldn''t say anything but sigh.


    Haah... No matter where, students are still the same, he thought, follows by an long sigh while the girls were still sobbing.


    "enough, return now and think over what happened here. Used this incident as an lesson, understood!" the girls were still sobbing and didn''t reply.


    "I said understood!?" Seigehart repeated.


    "*hiii ! ! !* ye-yes! teacher!" the girls said as they lowered their heads. They couldn''t saw Seigehart''s face because of tears that flooded their eyes.


    "good" Seigehart nodded. "now, remember this. If this happened again, I Seigehart Caduceus will punish you, understood!?"


    "ye-yes! "


    "Good!~ now, return to the academy and train indoors!"


    "ye-yes!" the girls said and immediately ran towards the academy without looking back!


    On their way they talked about Seigehart.


    "Lily... Who''s that person? I-its my first time seeing him, but thanks to him we''re still alive. I thought, we would have had it." she said, terror was still evident in his voice.


    "ye-yeah, it''s all thanks to him. Didn''t you hear. He scolded us roughly. He must be a new teacher." she thought, as she expect to have seen him in the future.


    When the girls disappeared, he then suddenly sense someone from afar.


    "ho~ there''s someone secretly training, not far from here and he had an formidable company, I''ll go there first then head straight to Blayne later"


    The, in a single leap. Seigehart arrived at the location, and immediately saw a Black haired 16 year boy at initial stage of GrandMaster rank, while training some profound martial techniques. An middle tier Celestial rank technique.


    As so techniques and spells were classified in ranks; which is Human, Transcendant, Immortal, Celestial, Demigod and God tier which is divided into three tiers; Early tier, Middle tier and Peak tier, respectively from lowest to highest.


    The boy''s sword repeatedly moved again and again, until he grasped the essence of the technique. As the same time while being instructed by an ghost. Yes, an deity rank expert in ethereal form, which is non-physical.


    Seigehart approached the boy, intrigued by the special circumstances the deity expert had, while question roused from his mind.


    Why an dead HighGod rank expert, was instructing a young student? hmm... Maybe he doesn''t wanted his techniques to disappear with him? That might be it. Seigehart pondered as he watched the boy.


    "argh! Rick! you''re doing it wrong! Do it like this, this and this! " the ghost as he showed the move.


    Then, Seigehart decided to approached them.


    As Seigehart drew closer. He accidentally stepped on an restriction array, laid by the HighGod rank ghost expert around them, which activated but couldn''t stopped him as he entered.


    The HighGod rank ghost expert sense the disruption on his array, then he saw Seigehart calmly walking towards them, which shocked him and immediately informed the boy, Rick about it.


    Then, Rick''s gazed fell on Seigehart as he firmly evaluate him. He was sweating as he felt an overwhelming unfathomable aura, which Seigehart gave. The HighGod ghost expert lost his composure when Seigehart started to speak...


    "hmm... You have a good teacher" Seigehart said as he glanced towards the floating ghost.


    With an astonished face, the ghost terrified at Seigehart, immediately hid inside the sheathed sword on the back of the blackhaired boy, at the same time the boy leaped backward from astonishment and retreated away.


    But the boy forgot about the restriction array and obstructed his advance. He then, looked back at Seigehart which didn''t moved from his position, while the ghost expert and the boy talked in their minds.


    ''Rick, you made wrong move! No, we made a wrong move! This person is beyond my comprehension! His strength surpassed those higher than me I could felt it. Don''t be reckless, be polite to him maybe he doesn''t want is any harm, if he wanted us, you dead he could do it without lifting a finger! I forgot I''m already dead!'' he ghost warned as his gulp with his ethereal throat.


    "uhm, se-"


    "ah, pardon. I didn''t mean to interrupt your training. I was just intrigued by your sword. An HighGod rank sword, interesting, but what more interesting was the soul of an HighGod expert sealed inside. Could you come out for a moment? Please..." Seigehart said nonchalantly, but the two could felt the unfathomable power hidden in his voice.


    Then, the ghost came out, floating in the air and landed on the ground as he bowed his head politely in martial artist way, cupped hands.


    "this, junior politely greet senior" the ghost said while the boy was still perplexed, and perturbed.


    "interesting, a HighGod rank expert. Tell me are you teaching this boy your techniques?"


    "yes, senior. I don''t want my techniques to die with me thus, I took the trouble of teaching it to those who are worthy" the ghost politely answered as he tried not to stuttered.


    "you don''t have any knowledge about the boy''s special circumstances don''t you?"


    "cir-circumstances? "


    "looks like you really don''t know. Then, as a teacher. I''ll tell you. Thus, listen carefully. You too Rick."


    "ye-yes" they said in unison as they sit on the knees folded.


    "do you know of divine gifts?" Seigehart asked.


    "yes, senior. It is the powerful present that said to be from heaven which is divine bodies, enigmatic abilities, divine innate abilities, divine magical and martial channels and many more, that actually came and bestowed by the True Creator himself, and the world heaven was really not real."


    "yes, you''re right, but the thing about heaven being not real is false. Thus, You only have 83 points"


    "wha...huh?...ehh?"


    "Ahh, haha. Sorry bout that, I got carried away. Then, let me tell you. Heaven is real but only those who had succeeded on Divine Heavenly Tribulation have the chance to enter and live an serene and tranquil life. When you reach True God rank, one could go to heaven and accept the trial.  As for the divine gifts, Rick have one."


    Both of them was greatly shocked from the revelations Seigehart revealed them. Rick was almost lost his eyes from popping out without breathing, as he couldn''t take it and haggardly gasped for air, while the dead ghost expert died yet again.


    After a moment, they finally moved on and accepted it.


    "then, senior. Could you tell us what kind of divine gift the True Creator had bestowed upon me?" Rick asked


    "actually, your divine gift is still yet to be awakened. That''s why you still haven''t felt its power and I had a vague idea what would it be, but don''t worry. When you reached the Warlord rank, that divine gift inside you would awaken on its own, and it would be dire. Thus, before you breakthrough to Warlord rank seek me, and I''ll help you awaken it. After all I''m a new teacher of the academy."


    "oh, looks like its time for me to go. Look for me if the ghost that died two times couldn''t answer some of your questions from cultivation, and don''t be late on class. Alright see you."


    Then, Seigehart disappeared leaving an astounded Rick and and dead HighGod ghost expert. They still couldn''t believe what they just heard and saw, a knowledgeable teacher and he could also see the spirit of an HighGod rank expert that even True God ranks expert couldn''t manage to do, of course it was literally hard to swallow.


    Rick couldn''t do anything but repeat Seigehart''s words that more believable. " a new teacher?"


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    I know, I know my sentences was still simple and mediocre. I couldn''t even bring out the


    feelings of the conversations,  *sob* sorry for my incapability! Thus, if you ever found any errors please, let me know.


    Many thanks fellow, authoists.  Thanks for reading. Happy New Year!!!


    *snore*

 Chapter Eight

    Note: "lllllllllllll" - for oral conversation


    ''lllllllllllll'' - for Indirect conversation.


    lllllllllllll - for thoughts


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    Chapter Eight: Easily Fixed Predicament


    Soaring at the horizon like a free dragon, the buildings of the Gaia''s Heart Academy protected by impenetrable walls could be seen from the distance. As he drew closer at the academy, up into the sky a castle of clouds was blown by the gust of wind came from the shadow above him. At the second blow of the wind the clouds around the area was cleared, revealing the culprit of the violent gust.


    It possessed two large sturdy legs and wings the could completely cover its whole gaint body, an noticeable three 70cm silver horns on its head, a ferocious eyes and complete set of sharp teeth that could grind steels effortlessly while its whole body, from head to tip of the tail was covered in silver pointy scales.


    The magical beast was akin to a dragon. A variant Six-Winged Steel Wyvern that was big as two story building. The unstained silvery scales shone brightly when touched by the light as it intermittently flap its 3 pairs of wings unintentionally creating violent gust of wind.


    Every air pressure from each flap was enough to uproot an Earth Gallant Tree that usually had embedded its roots 50ft beneath the ground. However, this measly amount of pressure wasn''t enough to even messed up Seigehart''s well groomed volumous long laid back black hair which elegantly fluttered as he move.


    Coincidentally, it wasn''t the only one that accompanied Seigehart as he soared. There was another dozens of magical and spirit beasts that flying to the direction towards the academy, and on the back of each beast was a group of adolescents with identical clothes that had a tree with 5 adjacent roots inside the circle which embroidered on the back of their clothes, and the only difference was the color of their badges that was designed according to the symbol on their backs.


    All of them was an Master rank and only seven people were GrandMaster rank that saw Seigehart quietly flying below them.


    "uhmm, guys there''s someone flying below us." someone pointed as they followed with their gazes.


    "an expert!" they all exclaimed as they squinted their eyes as they gazed at Seigehart. Their talk about Seigehart continued until they arrived at the academy.


    At last, Seigehart arrived at the academy after a somewhat long leisurely carefree waltz. On his field of vision from above, he could see the entirety of the academy. However, because of the defensive barrier protecting the academy, it made flying through over the wall impossible for others.


    If they tried to fly through it, their body would be disintegrated because of the effect the barrier had, but its impossible to injure even the strand of Seigehart''s hair. Nevertheless, Seigehart don''t want to caused trouble for them. Thus, he planned to enter through the proper preferred entrance.


    As he entered through the arch entrance. He was obstructed by the guards. Seigehart could saw that they were being vigilant and intently examining any person who would passed through the arch. which he found unusual.


    ''it might be really a big problem that''s why Blayne was hurriedly dragged by that beautiful lady'' he thought as he remembered the lady.


    "hmm, okay you may enter." the guard gestured him after one complete examination through questions and the used of energy fluctuation device.


    Once a person lied from one of the questions. The device would emit red light indicates that the said person completely lied and would immediately apprehend by the guards for thorough interrogation.


    After stepping out of the arch. The first thing he laid his eyes was the big building that shaped like a tree at the center of the academy. Then, he observed his surroundings. He only saw many houses and owner of the houses were the students of the academy.


    Usually, the academy was divided into three districts. The Outer district where the residents of the students were located. The Middle district were where the Classrooms, training grounds and etc were located. Lastly was the Inner district where the Headmaster office, faculties and other special facilities the academy were all located.


    Seigehart to be sure not to get lost used his divine sense to know the whole structure of the academy. He found many amusing things such as the residents were all protected by restriction spell and inscription array to prevent anyone from intruding in inappropriate times.


    Seigehart also sensed the location of Blayne and he was at the inner district at the tree shaped building. As he didn''t wanted to waste any time, he immediately soared through the sky and fly towards the inner district, because he knew that the academy was facing an difficult predicament. As he already treated Blayne as a friend, he somehow wanted to help even for a little bit.


    On his way, many students saw him, some of them recognize him as they were the groups of student who saw him before. Amidst the crowd an overbearing teacher was looking up at Seigehart. His eyes were filled of disdained and extreme arrogance, as he heard the praises the students said towards Seigehart as he smiled wickedly.


    Suddenly, the arrogant teacher released an strong pressure around him that pushed back all people around him as he flew to the sky and planned on derided Seigehart in front of the people just for his self-esteem.


    "stopped! Why are you flying? Don''t you know its forbidden to fly inside the academy?" the arrogant teacher lied. At one glanced he knew that Seigehart was new to the academy and definitely haven''t known the rules.


    "is that so? Then you need to be punished too."


    "why do I need to be punished? You''re clearly the one who broke the academy''s rules."


    "aren''t you flying too?" Seigehart sarcastically asked.


    "I don''t have time for your bullshits, so I''m going" Seigehart said as he fly passed at him which made the arrogant teacher angry.


    "you! I need to teach you some lesson from disrespecting me!" he shouted as he wore a wicked smile and charge at Seigehart with his fist, but before he even landed a blow. He was blown away by Seigehart''s fist and crashed to the walls covered the academy.


    It all occurred in an instant. The arrogant teacher was at immortal rank, also only a spirit energy user which means he has a strong body and soul foundation, but he was blown by one attack by an seemingly emperor rank only.


    His arrogant face was destroyed with that one punch, which shocked him to the core because when the fist touched his face, he sensed an unfathomable power from it, that he couldn''t believe. By that single contact he understood that Seigehart was only concealing his true strength.


    He was unworthy to even see his true strength. The force of that single punch was strong that his body was embedded into the wall that made him immovable, if Seigehart was a little bit lenient he was definitely dead by now.


    When the crowd saw it, some of them cheered when they saw the arrogant teacher was blown away. Although, they didn''t know how it happened, they knew that it was Seigehart who did it. As they saw Seigehart''s silhouette became small from the distance, the crowd dispersed and returned to mind their own businesses.


    "dealing with people''s stupidity was really not my thing. It was tiresome." he muttered.


    After that simple show of power, Seigehart arrived at the balcony of Blayne''s office where currently calmly sipping his tea. He looked anxious as he awaited Seigehart. When he looked at the window. His face was delighted as he put down his cup of tea and walked towards the balcony and greeted Seigehart.


    "took you long enough." Blayne greeted. Anxiety could be felt from his words.


    "ah, yeah. I''m just enjoying my life." Seigehart smiled normally.


    "Well then, come with me. I''ll introduce you to the Elders." Blayne chuckled and gestured him to followed suit. Blayne''s eyes had a lingering hint of curiosity about why he could sensed that Seigehart strength was reduced to emperor rank.


    Many hypothesis appeared in Blayne''s mind but only one thing holds validity. He just concealed his true strength, as to not caused intimidation or fear to others and could casually talked to them, as he is well experienced at it when he first met Seigehart in his territory.


    Through what Blayne knew of about Seigehart''s social characteristic, was like a lion that do what he wanted nonchalantly, neither caused trouble for others nor be troubled or they would incur the wrath of a being powerful than heaven.


    As they walked, all the staff who saw Blayne greeted him, while their eyes until they left was glued to Seigehart as if he was a mystery. When they entered the meeting hall, the elders all frowned as they saw Seigehart.


    They all looked at Seigehart with indifference as they sensed that his strength was only a peak stage emperor rank, while them was all Demigod rank and only Blayne was the God rank.


    In that moment, a sense of incertitude grow inside their hearts that Seigehart would without a doubt would not be able to helped them with their predicament. How could a mere emperor rank could do it, if in their strength they''re wasn''t confident either? It would just be waste of time, definitely.


    That''s what they currently thought when Seigehart was now before them, but that wasn''t what Blayne''s face was saying...


    "Now, let me introduce to you. This is Seigehart, a friend of mine. I''m sure he could help us from being annihilated"


    "Headmaster, I''m sorry to say this but what helped could he give us if his only an emperor rank? Though he''s a step closer to immortal rank but that''s not enough! Our enemies are 3 God rank and hundreds of immortal rank!"


    "We''re doom now, we''re definitely doomed. Let''s just give them what they wanted instead. I think that''s the only way" Elder Wise unwisely sighed as couldn''t come up with most suitable and better idea.


    "No! We couldn''t do that. If we give it to them, how could we faced our ancestors that sacrificed their lives just to build this academy? And that treasure could help our students reached beyond the rank of HighGod!" Elder Croll still think about the future of the students, a true esteemed elder.


    The elders again engaged in verbal dispute, scared of the enemies strength, while Seigehart and Blayne talked closely.


    "Blayne, could you tell the specifics of your problem?"


    "It was because of Law Condensing Chamber, that was the academy''s secre and only the elders had knowledge about it. It luckily discovered underneath the academy. It could only room 5 people, and once a perso-"


    Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere.


    "I know what a Law Condensing Chamber is. I want to know why your elders are like scared rats." Seigehart interrupted. He had began to felt irritated because of the elders that the only thing could do was argue with each other.


    Law Condensing Chamber is truly an amazing treasure made by natural abnormalities, it is formed from the laws of elements itself, it is still a mystery that nobody even knows how it was made, but Seigehart does, because of the book of Universe he has.


    The Law Condensing Chamber could be used to obtain insights to the Law of the Elements, such thing could greatly helped an God rank expert breakthrough if they reached a bottleneck and because of the dense energy it releases, denser than Elemental Towers that every sects have. It is without a doubt the best cultivation and meditation place for ranks below God rank.


    Blayne sighed before speaking. "It is because the Top Three power house in this country, had unexpectedly caught wind of information regarding the Law Condensing Chamber, and because of this Universal treasure, which was suspicious enough because nobody knows about it, except for us that currently seating here in this hall. I don''t want to admit it, but one of my elders is a snake grown up my sleeves. That three are the Orion Sect, Gold Arcaide Academy and Orbital Tower Sect. For passed times without my presence, they had been tried to infiltrate the academy. The Law Condensing Chamber is the type of treasure that bewitched even the most lowest being. Even the world had been civilized, the atrocities between people with power couldn''t be touched by the civil law of any governments. I also estimated that tomorrow would be they''re arrival and it would be a bloodbath. I can''t asked helped from the other Ten Rulers of Ancient continent, because my identity as the Ancient Continent Ruler is a secret and they would without a doubt would not help." Blayne paused as he pondered deeply. "They will not stopped until they got what they wanted. Even now that the Patriarch of the Orbital Tower Sect had just recently breakthrough to HighGod. They would make this place them, if we didn''t do anything about it. Can you help us Seigehart?"


    "then, what you want me to do? Eradicate them?" Seigehart asked as he looked at the old man. He could see within Blayne''s eyes that he doesn''t want bloodshed, because of his past experiences but there''s nothing he could do, for they''re in the world where power is everything and it is the rule.


    "No... Though I want that but it would only make them more aggressive, it would definitely be the start of great enmity between us, and the fight would not be for the treasure but instead for vengeance."


    "They will come again and again until they get their hands on that treasure and you will fend and fend them off. An endless cycle. There''s only one thing I could do for you... Eliminate them"


    Blayne sighed when he heard the latter as he decided. "Help me a bit Seigehart, destroy the treasure... If the treasure was destroyed there''s nothing they could do and will stop." Blayne''s words stopped the elders as looked at him with astonishment, while Seigehart was amused by his unexpected answer.


    "what!? Head master reconsider it. If we made an arrangement with them that they would let us use it, then..." Elder Leron the green robed elder suggested but interrupted by Seigehart.


    "hahaha!" Seigehart laughed heartily. "very well. Then, I''ll destroy it."


    "No! You can''t and you don''t have the strength to destroy such treasure! Let''s just offer it to them." elder Leron defended which caught suspicion from Seigehart.


    "oh~ looks like your true color had resurfaced, Elder. Looks like this incident really have foul play. The snake had fully grown." Seigehart said as his eyes glinted.


    "are you accusing me? An Elder of the academy? You''re only an emperor rank but your tongue was already venomous. It would be an insult to myself if I don''t teach you some manners!" Elder Leron threatened.


    "is that so? Why don''t you try." Seigehart smugly taunted as Elder Leron suddenly appeared at his side with his fist already on strike. Blayne didn''t interfere because he knew Seigehart could perfectly intercept it with ease.


    The elders saw it released an strong pressure around Elder Leron, which was taken aback and retreated. In his mind he was already cursing that he loss  his cool and was became aggressive when he heard that the treasure he had his eyes on is about to be destroyed. Elder Leron had just realized that it was a bait for the traitor to reveal himself.


    "Leron, are you not ashamed? You even called your self an esteemed elder of the academy that cared for you up until now. If the Great Ancestor was here, he would kill you on the spot." Elder Kuro the black robed elder  said with a dark tone.


    The air at the meeting hall intensified. If stares could kill, Elder Leron probably dead by now because of the elders daggering gazed.


    "You have the face to call yourself an Elder. It is an insult, outrageous! Headmaster, if I don''t destroy this rats face. I would die from anger!" Elder Hivou shouted In anger.


    They were all peak stage Demigod rank. If they were to attack or apprehend Elder Leron, he hadn''t stand a chance even if he escaped. Unfortunately, he has method to escape that already planned if he were discovered.


    "I''m doing this for the academy! If we are allowed to use the Law Condensing Chamber, we could have prevent this outcome! Once I became the Headmaster I would allow you to use it so if you were all smart you would go to my side!" He bribed.


    "So, your goal was really the Law Condensing Chamber from the start. We''re not allowed to used it. That''s the rule the Great Ancestor even followed by himself before he disappeared. Elder Leron, from now on you''re not one of the Elders of the Gaia''s Heart Academy! Elders apprehend him before he escaped!" Blayne made up his mind. He doesn''t had a choice. That''s the only thing he could do.


    They didn''t know that the Law Condensing Chamber only allow one time entry pass each person and if entered the second time the restriction that was created with it would active and expelled them outside.


    The Great Ancestor knew that the Law Condensing Chamber have restriction like that to prevent others from abusing its empowerment. but he didn''t had conveyed it to them before he suddenly disappeared to nowhere knows.


    However, Seigehart was knowledgeable about it and planned to inform Blayne about it.


    But before they even made a move. Elder Leron was already enveloped in white light particles and disappeared. As they saw it the Elders all cursed in anger.


    "Blayne, I''m really amused by your choice. I didn''t expected it, thus, I will fixed your predicament. Well then, I''m going now." he was about to leave when he saw Blayne''s expression. "Don''t worry, I would not caused bloodshed. I know you had enough." then the headmaster replied.


    "What will you do?" Blayne couldn''t hide his curiosity and asked.


    "Simple. I would erect an formation array and defensive barrier around the academy that would prevent any person from entering without consent from you. That''s the only thing I could do about this matter." Seigehart said which stunned the elders.


    "Formation array around the whole academy? Presumptuous! An array that large and formidable could only be laid by HighGod rank expert that trained in law of formation and defensive barrier and you''re only a mere emperor!" Elder Hivou angrily shouted which was acceptable enough. He felt irritated that a mere emperor rank could speak like that when they couldn''t say anything.


    "There''s no need to doubt Seigehart. He have the the ability. Let''s just be thankful that I encountered him from my journey. Sorry about that Seigehart. Elder Hivou was just upset on what happened." Blayne said and faced Seigehart. "Seigehart, we''ll relay on you" he said and sighed.


    "I understand. Don''t worry, if they did come tomorrow. They would not be able to enter the academy, but if you were to go outside the academy. They might definitely attack you. Just hope that they will give up, when they couldn''t even get passed the barrier. As for the students, don''t let them go outside for now. And when I''m back, I want to be officially be a teacher. " Seigehart said which made Blayne smile. He didn''t let the elders speak and already flew up the horizon towards the wall of the academy and arrived instantly.


    As he looked down the wall, he browsed through his memories about a formidable and complex formation array and defensive barrier, which he easily found.


    The Pentagon Circle formation array and Placid Mirror Magic Barrier was his choice. Though, there''s still more powerful formation array and defensive barrier in his mind. He only picked the most suitable and could easily be laid down formation array and defensive barrier.


    With this two which only True God above could use, an formation array and defensive barrier that have the Aspect of Defense and Enhancement. He was confident that even a True God would not be able to destroy it, let alone a HighGod who only knows Elemental Laws which actually inferior to the Aspects.


    The Pentagon circle Is only an ordinary defensive formation array to True Gods similar to defensive barriers. Once laid, it would create an Pentagon formation circle that could cover entirely the whole academy, while the Placid mirror magic barrier would be mixed into it.


    The Placid mirror magic barrier could convert the force and energy it received from attacks on the inside and outside. Because the Placid mirror magic barrier was mixed with the Pentagon circle formation barrier which literally connected to each other. It could also strengthen it and become almost indestructible, and the original defensive barrier of the academy would  be the second layer of the barrier which would also be enhanced from the process.


    With the formation array laid and magic barrier casted, Seigehart''s work is now done, and could now return to the Headmaster office and inform Blayne to just wait and stay still.


    However, because the Law Condensing Chamber was too enticing, he doubt that the plunderers would not stopped and just to get their hands on the treasure, they might asked help from someone stronger.


    But for Seigehart, that predicament could be easily fixed if happened.


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    If you read this and found any errors.


    Please let me know.


    Anyway, thanks for reading. Enjoy~


    *snore*

 Chapter Nine

    Note: "lllllllllllll" - for direct conversation


    ''lllllllllllll'' - for Indirect conversation.


    lllllllllllll - for thoughts


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    Chapter Nine: Fainted Old Mans.


    "You know what, the academy had become lively lately...."


    "....the rumors about the new teacher and the priceless treasure the academy possessed? Who doesn''t know? Someone even made a song regarding it"


    "I didn''t even know that our low ranked academy possessed such treasure that even the number one sect in country of hidden paradise became envious with us!"


    "the new teacher, some said he''s stronger than the headmaster and Elders...."


    "no you''re wrong! he defeated the headmaster and elders all at once in an instant!"


    "you''re exaggerating it!"


    "....it is normal. Rumors were always exaggerated that''s why it''s called rumors"


    "they said he wore a white armor with golden linings, similar to White Knights of Aballon!"


    "They said his look was unparalleled. Kyaa! I can''t wait to see him!"


    "However, nobody knows what the treasure is! I''m sure its absolutely priceless!"


    "yeah I saw him with my own eyes! The new teacher sent prof. Argo with one punch! somebody also saw prof. Argo had been buried deep inside the great wall and couldn''t even move!"


    Rumors about Seigehart spreads like an infectious airborne virus around the academy. As it goes forth from person to another person, the truth became more and more exaggerated. As the rumor made the whole student body lively, while the academy staffs and personnel became quite restless, because of the problem that have had arrived on their door step.


    At the outskirt of the academy, hundreds of people arrived with evident ill intention. As they all floated above, every one of them possessed an formidable aura that would made any ordinary person mircurated themselves and fainted in fear by the oppressive pressure they emitted.


    They were the people of the Orion Sect, Gold Arcaide Academy and Orbital Tower Sect, the Top three famous powerhouses at the Country of Hidden Paradise. The Orion sect dispatched their 64 formidable core disciples at immortal rank, the same as the Orbital Tower sect which personally commanded by the HighGod Patriarch, while the Gold Arcaide Academy dispatched their three peak stage God rank Elders.


    Though their group arrived simultaneously, their origin was far different from each other, while they grifted at the same rope, there was a thick wall between them, separates their will from one another. Once they achieved their same goal, they would definitely cut this rope, be not far from being similar to dogs fighting over one bone.


    Whose idiot would wanted to share an unimaginably priceless treasure that could have an astronomical amount of helped to greatly enhanced someone''s power at astonishing level?


    If someone would do that. In a world where power decides who would live or die, he might be a character with indulgently insane benevolence, even an untainted saint would be put to shame!


    Although, their institutions were ranked differently, their strength wasn''t too far from one another. However, if they fought all out, the only one whose remained standing would be uncertain, they might even destroyed themselves in the process and no one would remain.


    When the HighGod Patriarch arrived, his face changed greatly from smugly boastful to extremely serious expression. The Orbital Tower Sect''s Patriarch eyes narrowed, staring dagger at the barrier protecting the academy, while he breathed in cold air. Before, when he saw the group of other faction, he was absolutely confident that he would be the one who would obtain the treasure which he couldn''t helped buy smile smugly.


    Though, he had just recently stepped on early stage HighGod rank, his strength was enough to deal with this other group of people. However, he just only took a glimpse on the Law he practiced which only slightly strengthened his body, mind and soul. Thus, this other group of people where fair enough to deal with him if they worked together.


    Three peak stage God rank and 64 immortal rank that had strong foundation and possessed formidable weapons, even though they couldn''t be able to kill him, much less injured him, they could suppress him and run away with the treasure.


    However, the moment the Orbital Tower Sect Patriarch saw the barrier, his confidence was shattered to pieces. He sweated profusely as he felt his eyebrows twitched.


    While he could felt the formidable barrier that above his rank; the hundred others, as well as the three peak stage God rank elders from Gold Arcaide Academy could only saw it, for it was visible to the naked eye, but was unabled to detect its profoundness.


    This... This wasn''t here before! When did the low rank academy like this obtained an formation barrier? this one even surpassed my sect''s defensive barrier! Don''t tell me they have someone surpasses the Highgod rank?... Looks like some formidable Formation array and defensive barrier expert supported the Gaia''s Heart Academy on the shadow. Now, my plan on getting the Law Condensing Chamber would only be a dream. The Orbital Tower sect''s Patriarch helplessly thought as he sighed in his heart.


    Hidden within his serious expression, he was already cursing his bad luck. If what he thought was true then, he would widraw immediately, for he valued more his life and his sect than a treasure that he knows would cause calamity to someone who has it.


    However, for someone like the expert who laid the formation barrier it isn''t worth thinking and that expert was someone the Orbital Tower Sect''s Patriarch would not even dreamed of offending, for he knows it would only spelled his doom.


    "Patriarch Golou, let''s get this started. We three are itching to reached Highgod rank and comprehend the laws." the elder named Ollie said, as the two beside him nodded in agreement.


    "Heh! You three need an external help to reach Highgod rank, how mediocre. I, Golou, on the other hand was already stepped on Highgod rank without it. So I don''t need a treasure like that. I changed my mind, I won''t help you in this. Orbital Tower sect disciples let''s immediately return!"


    He sneered, Patriarch Golou declared which made the three elders of Gold Arcaide Academy trembled in anger.


    On the three elders mind, they were thinking why would the patriarch at Highgod rank would widraw. Does he perhaps knew of our plan?


    They planned on poisoning the patriarch after they got hold of the treasure, that''s why they all too suspiciously friendly.


    No, that''s not possible. The patriarch Golou wasn''t an fortune teller or a rare mind reader. Maybe he found something worth retreating? Something that even he wasn''t confident on defeating? perhaps?


    This sudden move of patriarch Golou confused them and raised a lot of questions. They just don''t know why.... Asking might have gave them the answer.


    "Patriarch Golou, why are you suddenly backing out? Did you find something unusual for you to widraw and leave immediately? Or this is perhaps one of your tricks so you could solo the treasure? Heh, we''re not idiots, we know the academy have barrier that could kill even an immortal at its highest but that''s not something we or you even need to worry. So tell us what is it? What is it you''re scared from?"


    When the patriarch heard it, he bursted in laughter.


    "hahaha! You weaklings doesn''t even sensed how formidable the barrier is. On our way here, didn''t you found it unusual that not even a single student of Gaia''s Heart Academy was out on adventuring? They might have have forbids them from going out. Afraid that they might get killed by us. However, there''s more deep meaning to it. A formidable formation barrier like this could only be laid by a person who trained in law of formation array and defensive barrier and he must have definitely on the peak or above. Now, tell me is that certain someone you wanted to offend? If you want the treasure so much that you wanted to die, then take it from them, but don''t expect us, me from helping you. I valued more my life and sect than a treasure that could bring us calamity. We already had been here for a long time. We''re leaving. Good luck on digging your own grave."


    After Patriarch Golou said the latter, he immediately ordered his sect''s disciples to return, then forget about what happened at the present time and don''t indulge themselves into the matter any longer.


    The three elders were dumbfounded, that they couldn''t utter a word. They felt helpless, it might be the reason why the patriarch would retreat and abandon their plans. However, they told to themselves to not believe, for it might be only a method the patriarch came up with, but with his strength why would he resort to something like that?


    Stubborn, desperate on stepping on Highgod rank, the elders didn''t have planned to retreat. They were closer to their dream, one step closer but unable to move. They decided to continue what they were intended to do, what they planned.


    As the elders looked at the 64 core disciples of Orion sect, their allied faction. All their faces were paled as extreme anxiety filled their minds. they know the patriarch of Orbital Tower sect was a Highgod that the elders dreamed, and them of achieving. However, he retreated and abandoned them just because of some formidable expert that laid an protective barrier around their target.


    A God could trampled mountain and eradicate kingdoms alone, while Highgod with the power of powerful Laws of the universe could do it with a flip of their hands. A Highgod was already the pinnacle of power to all planets, and in front of them was one of that highly revered expert but he retreated, afraid of his life from certain someone that without a doubt more formidable.


    In reality, Highgod rank was only the starting point, a tiny dot in the endless outer space and outer planes, an infant in front of powerful expert who already trained in more deeper secret of the universe. The Law, the true embodiment of the Universe.


    Thus, Why would they not feel anxious?


    Some of them even thought of retreating but only the three elders could decide about it, and looks like they don''t have plans about it either. Their anxiety and fear grew slowly as one of the three elders spoke.


    "listen! What that cowardly patriarch said were only to trick us. don''t be afraid, the Gaia''s Heart Academy, a low ranked institution isn''t that formidable. Heh! All of you follow me and watch, as I destroy this fluke barrier!"


    The elder''s sentence slightly boosted their morale, slightly gained an unyielding immunity towards their anxiety, with firm and stern expression as they hardened their hearts and followed behind the elder which the strongest one of the three.


    The moment the elder who lead them entered the barrier, their boosted morale, had stumbled and fell in the abyss, for the elder who entered first started to howled in agony of pain as his body slowly disintegrated.


    *Arrgghhh! ! !*


    The elder''s skin decayed, corroded, blood erodes slowly as his body imploded and left nothing  but bloody parts that also dissipated into thin air. Though he had an high regenerative ability as a God rank, but it was still in vain, for it only prolonged his suffering that his regeneration couldn''t keep up with the disintegration. It all happened in only 10 seconds.


    For the others it was quite a short time, but for the elder it was a long time that he felt the time stopped as he struggled, on his life while using all his energy to counter the effects but it was futile.


    The gore scene caused horror as it unfolded from beginning to end, bits by bits until one of them could not take it and shrieked terribly as surging wave of fear overcome them.


    Leaded by the two fortunate elders they all retreated, while some widrawed immediately, afraid that if they approach more closely at the barrier, they would end up like the unfortunate elder.


    Like that, the hundreds of people all disappeared and would never come back.


    At the academy, inside the headmaster''s office. Blayne was seated on his chair as he peacefully sipped at his tea that had an sweet and nice blended aroma. His face was in peace like he haven''t had problems at all.


    While on the other hand, the five elder after the betrayal became four were all seated before him like obedient lambs as their face couldn''t concealed their anxiety.


    "uh,.. Uhm..  Headmaster..."


    "now, Now... Calm down why you four always nervous? We don''t need to be afraid because of the barrier Seigehart erected, thanks to him we survived this tribulation. You need to thank him too. We owe him too much debt."


    "ah, ye-yeah... That''s why we''re here to asked where Lord Seigehart is... No Lord is an understatement... Maybe he wanted to be called Milord? AI... It''s was all the same. He he..."


    Elder Hivou stuttered as sweat trickled down his forehead that he immediately wiped, followed by his awkwardly nervous laugh as he thought of what he had said to Seigehart before.


    "that''s right headmaster, where does Seigehart go? We did absolutely need to thank him... I never would have thought that Seigehart was this... formidable. It was quite shocking"


    "Indeed, it is unbelievable. In my hundred years of life, this is the first time I witnessed something like this. He might be ranked higher than Highgod. Now, my impression of him revolved completely. He might be even a Primordial, but he seems above that unattainable rank... That ranked could only be attained by most geniuses, and by Seigehart''s look he might have indeed one or higher."


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    Elder Wise and Elder Kuro said respectively.


    "you four know that once a person became a God, they would stop aging, but they would retained their looks and don''t have the ability to change their appearance. It could only be done if one became a True God rank, that too difficult to achieve, but the appearance would not be permanent and they need to used their divine energy to sustain it. However, once they breakthrough to Primordial rank that limit would ceased and they could change their appearance with only a thought without using divine energy. Seigehart on the other hand was definitely beyond those rank, for I felt like he have not altered his appearance."


    Blayne''s words gave an overwhelming silence, as they all thought what Seigehart''s true strength that they couldn''t imagine achieving, they would be fortunate if they breakthrough to True God rank.


    Essentially... Elite, Master, Grandmaster, Warlord, Sage, Emperor, Immortal, Demigod, and God was the ranks to established an firm and deep foundation of Body, Mind and Soul. In reality, a person was stuck to being only a God for eternity if he had an foundation full of holes, he never would advance. If a foundation was still a bit shallow, a person could only breakthrough to Highgod, the highest they could achieve. The more steeled one''s foundation the more unfathomable one''s future potential.


    All of this could be affected by the person''s will and comprehension, which is the manifestation of the body, mind and soul.


    "Currently, Seigehart''s at the Gaia''s Tree."


    "what!? That''s the place where the Law Condensing Chamber is! Did the headmaster permit him from going there?"


    Blayne sipped at his tea before answering. "eya~... There''s no need to shout. Is Elder Croll perhaps opposes what I''ve decided? Or are you worried that Seigehart would take the Law Condensing Chamber with him? Hehehe, Seigehart doesn''t need that chamber, but you four and I needed it. Seigehart said that the chamber had restriction placed on it when it was created by the nature''s abnormalities, and because of that, a person only has one entry inside the chamber. If they tried to enter on the second time, the energy inside the chamber would became chaotic until it created a spatial tears through the space to the chaotic space and instantly devour all things inside before it repaired the tears."


    Blayne''s eyes became solemn as he continued.


    "It is the reason why we were not allowed to enter the chamber by the Great Ancestor because we have had already entered through it a long time ago."


    "I remember now... The chamber with dense magical and spirit energy was exactly the Law Condensing Chamber...  So that''s why we were forbided by that old man to enter again... but why do we still need it if we couldn''t enter?" Elder Hivou replied curiously.


    "ahh, Seigehart said he needed it as a reference."


    "reference?" the elders simultaneously asled


    "yes, he wanted to create something similar to the Law Condensing Chamber... That''s what he said..."


    "what!? Is that even possible!?" Elder Wise exclaimed from his shock. His mind was in turmoil. Not just him, the other elders as well. Their brains was aching as they massage their temples.


    Blayne couldn''t blame them, he too was shocked when Seigehart said it so casually like he did it before, because of that he wasn''t certain what really was Seigehart''s strength.


    "Let''s just be thankful that Seigehart have time for this. If it some lofty being higher as him, they would not even batted an eye if we were to die."


    That concludes It, as the elders all nodded in unison and not to pry on the matter more deeper or their brains would explode from Seigehart''s ability on destroying their common sense.


    Three weeks had passed since after the incident. The academy was peaceful and lively. They all gone back to what they were all doing before the incident. The name of the academy became popular as many youths wanted to enroll in the academy.


    As the academy became busy lately. Seigehart finished what''s he had been busy with. He created a planar dimension that had an ability similar to the Law Condensing Chamber at some of its places,  as he named the planar dimension after the academy, Gaia''s Realm.


    Gaia''s Realm was vast, encompassing one of the territory at the Ancient continent. Seigehart created prairies, canyons, mountain valleys, wide vegetation of forest and volcanic and glacier islands scattered on the sea. He created it like he was creating his own planet, very similar to earth''s geographic terrain.


    The terrain and solar system creation was simple for him, the place of the sun and the moon, how many it is, what color it would be, and how much time needed for their exchanged to distinguish day and night. It was all quite easy because of the knowledge he had with the book of universe.


    What was made him spent most of the three weeks was the formation arrays and magic circles he placed at some special places, which had special characteristics and benefits to anyone who ventured and could entered it. Seigehart even created some artifacts ranking from immortal to Highgod rank, that he left in some special places as a reward to anyone who passed the trials.


    Specially, the teleportation arrays which connected to some places, as well as the stable entrance to the Gaia''s Realm, the Portal gate. Contented on what he did, Seigehart currently gazing upon his creation up above the planar dimension. The only thing left was the spirit beasts and magical beasts.


    To be called a realm, beasts are needed to continue the cycle he created. However, upon creating complex life is not simple matter. Beasts are beings who needed souls to live, if not they were just like an empty vessels of liquor, lifeless. Though, he was almost omniscient, he still lacked knowledge regarding the soul, and the knowledge regarding the soul written in the book was still scarce and shallow for him to create a soul.


    All the knowledge on the book came from all the beings in the universe, and soul aspect practitioner were still too few. In reality, soul was not part of the universe it was in different realm, the Soul Realm, where souls travel to passed through the reincarnation cycle, and the book don''t have access to it.


    For creating a soul one needed to know the full law of the soul, which was almost impossible, for it was the most mysterious law in the whole multi-dimension and no one has the ability to create soul even a small soul of an insect, except for the True Creator himself.


    Hence, Seigehart couldn''t do anything but sighed for his lack of knowledge. He relied on the book of universe to all knowledge he had but even the book doesn''t have any deep understanding regarding the soul. Thus, he decided if he had free time he would update his book little by little until it was completed and study the souls in the Soul Realm that passed through the reincarnation cycle to the next life to gain more deep insights to the soul.


    Having sliver insights to the soul could make a person''s attack more deadly, some could also directly attack someone''s soul, thus fearing them from being a Law of Soul practitioner.


    Seigehart, needed to find another way of acquiring souls even souls of insects or small animals as long as it was a soul. Even with Seigehart''s scarce understanding about the soul he could separate someone''s soul to their body for a small period of time. As to collect it, he needed to cut the soul thread connecting it to their original body before the soul forcefully came back to the body.


    However, doing it could put strained to his soul thus, that method was out of the choices. Until one of his obedient and extremely silent soul spirits spoke and conveyed her idea.


    "Master..." a soft voice resounded to his mind.


    "oh~ it''s been a while since I speak with one of you. You''ve been quiet since I left the ancient continent. What happened?" Seigehart nonchalantly asked.


    "uhmm... About that master, it is because of the Lazy author..."


    "...huh?"


    "....Nevermind that master. About your problem, why don''t you just take some spirit and magical beasts from the outside world and take them here? It is the most suitable choice for now..."


    "You''re right... I think too deeply that I didn''t thought of the simples answer. Thanks, by the way, If Vlor was a type of dragon soul spirit then, what are you?"


    "about that, Vlor is an Universe Dragon and was once the planet devourer while I''m the same, but I''m more destructive than him, for planets and stars were my only diet at that time because of my size that 10 times more bigger than this 1st rated planet and changing my size was not possible. That''s why I am once called the universe devourer, the Great Dragon Hound Nidhogg. You will know what kind of creature I am once you summoned me, but beware master for size matters or I might bring destruction upon my apparition. Until then, master..."


    *chuckled* that soul spirit was rather talkative. I''ll summon them once I''m at outer space or chaotic space, but first I must find some hordes of spirit and magical beasts then bring them here.


    With that, Seigehart again go on a fast journey to search some spirit and magical beasts for his planar dimension before he could sentenced it finish.


    He teleported and search at the ancient continent because of the abundance of spirit and magical beasts there. As Seigehart captured spirit and magical beasts, some of them pounced at him, some was grabbed at the neck while struggled to break free, but most hordes was suck by the vacuum of the spatial dimension he created, like an space storage ring but a little different.


    The space was like an cyrogenic hibernation capsule that put all living creatures to deep sleep as they all froze in the dimension. Most of the beast he captured was Grandmaster rank to Emperor rank but while being captured they couldn''t do anything but run for their lives.


    While he captured some spirit and magical beasts, the Ten Rulers of ancient continent heard complains about a human capturing spirit and magical beasts, even Blayne was informed.


    However, while Seigehart happily captured some spirit and magical beasts, they couldn''t do anything but watched, while all captive was either thrown or pulled in a spatial dimension. Blayne saw it only sighed and shook his head.


    What was on Seigehart''s mind? He exactly didn''t know, but he knows he would not killed them for he knew what kind of person he is.


    After a day of capturing beasts, Seigehart finally satisfied to his harvest as he immediately returned to the Gaia''s Realm. Because of his frenzy capturing, the numbers of spirit and magical beasts at the ancient continent was cut by a quarter.


    He then, assigned and placed all spirit beasts and magical beasts to their most suitable places that complements their elemental affiliates for them to grew more formidable as they absorbed energy at the air.


    After situating the last spirit beast and magical beast, Seigehart turned to the portal gate he created as he goes through it. Upon appearing at the Gaia''s Tree, Blayne and the elders were startled when someone came out of the body of Gaia''s Tree. Upon seeing Seigehart, they then calmed down.


    "Aye, Seigehart we''ve been looking for you. We didn''t thought that you would go out of the tree''s body. At least it is not shocking this time... "


    Seigehart heard it chuckled, as he heard the latter that spoken with almost unheard low tone.


    "great! You five are here. Now I don''t need to trouble myself on finding you. I have a great news." Seigehart gleefully said as he walked toward them.


    "oh what is it? Did you perhaps completed the creation of the thing you said that similar to the Law Condensing Chamber?"


    Seigehart nodded as he leaded them, "come with me." he said as he waved his hand and a portal gate appeared at the body of Gaia''s Tree. This scene made them gawked for a moment as they dumbly looked Seigehart, which only shrugged as he saw it and entered the portal.


    After they passed through the portal gate they immediately felt the dense energy at the air, as the beautiful scenery revealed before them. It was more beautiful than the Country of Hidden Paradise, with more denser energy at the air, the life at the Gaia''s realm were without a doubt vigorous.


    The elders were petrified at their ground  as they couldn''t believe what they were seeing. Is this what Seigehart doing in the past weeks and his frenzy at at the ancient continent? Blayne was the first one to regain his old self.


    "Seigehart, was this the reason why you''ve been busy lately? Did you perhaps..."


    "yes, I created this place. I also wanted to tell you to relocate the academy into this place. I called this planar dimension, the Gaia''s Realm. quite wonderful right?"


    Seigehart upon looking at Blayne and the elders only sighed as he chuckled, for the five old mans were all fainted from shock.


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    Aye~ I have been busy lately and E week is approaching, thus I would be more busy, but I will do my best to write a chapter for you all to read. Sorry for my mediocre English.


    Grammar was important after all for the clarity of the story. I''ll try reviewing some previous chapter for errors that I could fix.


    Hope you enjoy this chapter, thanks for reading! *snore*

 Chapter Ten

    Note: "lllllllllllll" - for oral conversation


    ''lllllllllllll'' - for Indirect conversation.


    lllllllllllll - for thoughts


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    Chapter Ten: First Lesson


    The announcement of relocation of the academy made different impressions to the students. Some were curious and excited where the academy would relocate, as the students expecting an improved environment, while some criticized it, for it was so sudden which they were complaining about.


    When they were informed that they would relocate to a different realm, they were all shocked and excited, as they felt lucky to be a student at Gaia''s Heart Academy, to the point that no one else sleeps that night, it wasn''t a problem for them anyway. Of course they would felt that way, for when they said different realm, means more denser spirit and magical energy in the realm, and more diversity and rich environment which could helped them formed an even better foundation.


    The relocation of the academy, or could be called more so as migration, had attracted the whole Country of Hidden Paradise as many people came to the Gaia''s City, formerly known as Gaia''s Heart Academy that was literally like a city. Many citizens of other empires in the Country of Hidden Paradise migrated to the Gaia''s City because of great opportunities and security the city had offered.


    They could lived a happy life within the city because of the barrier protecting it. Who would not wanted to live in a city protected by a barrier that could easily kill a peak stage God rank? Any people would do anything just to legally live in an peaceful and safe environment. Not just security, the City also offered daily works which could helped them acquired incomes for their daily necessities.


    The Captain guard of the academy, Loshkiad Hillaner was assigned by Blayne as the city mayor which he insisted but eventually accepted because of Blaine''s persuasive approach. Now Loshkiad''s family lived at the City Lord Mansion built for that purpose, located at the center of the city. Only a few blocks away from the Gaia''s Tree, the Portal gate to the Gaia''s Realm, as his son and daughter were attending school at the Gaia''s Realm, which he immediately approved.


    Who wouldn''t wanted to attend at that reach energy environment? If they lived their for years they could breakthrough astonishingly faster than the others that they could be considered geniuses while keeping an strong and firm foundation. But unfortunately, Only the legal citizens of the Gaia''s City, especially the students of the Gaia''s Heart Academy were allowed to enter the Gaia''s Realm, otherwise one would be in big trouble if caught not.


    The different factions in Country of Hidden Paradise were all intrigued to have known the news of the Orbital Tower Sect, Gold Arcaide Academy and Orion sect failed attempt on forcefully taking the treasure the Gaia''s Heart Academy had. Now, people know their shamelessness which degraded their reputation, as they revealed about the expert protecting the academy which why they were all failed which shocked them as well, as they all felt curious who the expert was except that he was monstrously strong that an unparalleled peak stage God rank was easily killed by his seemingly ordinary formation barrier.


    When the news of migration of the academy to different realm reached their ears, it caused them to be restless. The royalties and geniuses and the norms all dreamed to attend the academy which caused the academy''s name to be famous in all country at the Underground Haven.


    A week after the relocation of the academy, everything became more stable and lively, as many youth had applied at the academy but would only be accepted after they passed a certain test which formulated by Seigehart which he knew that only those who had perseverance and great aptitude could passed.


    Because of the danger of the Gaia''s Realm had, students at the Grandmaster rank below were all forbidden to had an adventure through the realm, for they might likely die because of the formidable spirit beasts and magical beasts scattered at the realm. They could only be allowed if they reached Warlord rank.


    As the first day of classes at the Gaia''s Realm started, the students were all extremely excited, for they would be informed about the great and dangerous places the realm had which said have many hidden mysteriously formidable artifacts within.


    At the hall way of Class Building Section, an enigmatic man had an nonchalant expression as he walked through the hallway. His destination was the room full of different faces and were all clothed in similar uniforms.


    As they all busy, happily chatted to one another. Their enthusiasm and excitement couldn''t be contained as their noise could be heard from even outside. The room became extremely silent when an enigmatic man entered the room.


    They couldn''t hide their curiosity which made the enigmatic man chuckled at them. When he reached the table in front facing the students, they all slowly closed their mouth as they were all brought back in reality by the voice of the enigmatic man.


    "Lily, he looks familiar... Did we met him before?" Tania curiously asked, which answered by Lily with a shaking head as they remembered the person who saved them.


    "Rick! That''s him! The terrifying man!" Ignavus, the Highgod ghost expertlshivered with his ethereal body inside the sword on Rick''s back.


    "yeah, I remembered him. I''m already at the peak of Grandmaster rank and would breakthrough if I want to, but I refrained from doing so, because of what he said. I felt an overwhelming unknown power within me. It must be the Divine gift that he was talking about. I must talk to him after the class."


    Ignavus heard it, only looked at him with serious expression as he sighed and said. "you''re right, because we''re connected through our soul. I too could sense something unknown in you, it was familiar with me but I don''t know what it is."


    "then, we could only relied on him." Rick said while Ignavus only nodded, as Seigehart started to speak.


    "Oh~ we have a familiar faces here. What a coincidence. Well then, all of you still don''t know who I am. well it''s not surprising, after all I''m new here."


    Seigehart said as he swiftly looked at them one by one, but that swift glanced was enough to scrutinized their aptitude. He found out that many of them could potentially achieved higher rank than he thought, specially the three students he encountered before.


    "let me introduce myself. I am Seigehart Caduceus, from now on I''ll be your teacher for one whole year, in all your subjects. We have 10 days per week and 72 hours per day. Every sunrise all of you should be here, if any of you ditch my class. That''s the thing I don''t like... I will drop you from my class and kick you out of this realm. Understand?" Seigehart said as he smiled which made the young girl''s heart skip a bit. They couldn''t speak thus they only nodded.


    "well then, before we started I start teaching you. I want to know what you''re all capable of."


    with the snapped of his finger, all of them disappeared at the room. In an instant they were all at the coliseum. As sudden teleportation baffled them, Seigehart then again speak. " at the very young age of 15, you all breakthrough to Grandmaster rank. A very satisfying achievement. Group yourselves into 10 groups, each group must have only four person. After that step inside battle field."


    They immediately move and grouped themselves with their friends. Then, Seigehart noticed that the eyes of the boys were all pointed to one person, one of the young girl he saved before, Tania Alellia, the 3rd princess of Flowing Wind Empire.


    Seigehart couldn''t blame them, for she was really a beauty that could rivalled an angel of heaven, for such a young age she already have an lustrous body, if he too was only 15 years old. He would go after her too. He also thought that some old geezers would go after her too, such things was an normal occurrence in a world where power rules everything.


    Then, his eyes landed on Rick, the boy with a Highgod spirit companion. As he saw him, Seigehart smiled as he noticed that Rick was already at the peak of Grandmaster. The aura around him was dense and vigorous, one could see that he prioriticy his body and soul foundation but still a bit lacked in mind.


    "Rick was a spirit energy user. It wasn''t surprising that his mind was overraned by his body and soul. Is his Highgod companion doesn''t had any meditation method? Looks like that''s the case." Seigehart muttered as he observed them.


    Mind was important just like the body and soul, for this three essence would determine what level could a person achieve once they became a God. if they would be a God for all eternity or breakthrough to more higher rank.


    Then, Tania approached Rick which cause all the boys eyes flared in envy and disdain.


    "Rick do you already have a group?"


    This sudden question made Rick a bit nervous, as he stuttered when he speaks. "ah, h-huh? Ah ye-yeah, I don''t have... "


    "that''s good, come join us!" Rick was surprised when Tania held his hand as she leaded him to her group. Rick could smell her sweet scent, as his face was a bit red while his heart was beating fast.


    "Rick, this girl is my best friend, Lily while this guy is his lover, Ascathon."


    "I am Rick Soulreaver, nice to meet you" Rick nervously introduces himself.


    *chuckled* youths was really amusing to watch. Seigehart mused as he observed them.


    "well then, those who wanted to participate first, go down."


    All the group gone down at the battle arena as all was eager to participate. "looks like you all wanted to go first. Then, I will raise the difficulty. Defeat this 10 Warlord rank spirit beasts." with that, ten different spirit beasts stepped out of the shadow off the battle arena. All have an innate ability.


    Rick''s group was confronted by the Golden-Horned Serpentine Dragon, its several hundred meters body was covered by a thick dragon scales was hard to dealt with, accompanied by a sharp golden antler like horns that glimmers with every move.


    The other spirit beasts were, Three-headed Shadow Hound, Frostfire Wyvern, Saber-Clawed Sloth, Dark Badger, Iron-Spiked Bull, Cerulean Tri-Horned Beetle, Death Monger Worm, Spiked-shelled Pangolin and White-Winged Swallow. A packed of formidable spirit beasts at Warlord rank, which every one of them could easily slaughter millions of soldiers and take down an empire, that were being faced with four Grandmaster rank students of Gaia''s Heart Academy.


    "Rick! Your group were fucked up! That serpentine dragon had primordial rank bloodline! Be careful with its innate ability. It would be an domain type ability. Use your strongest long ranged attack. Tell them what I said too, you couldn''t take down this guy alone!" Ignavus forewarned, as Rick unsheathed the sword on his back. Its blade was black as night, as it vibrated resulted in ding ding sound.


    "Guys, let''s used first our long ranged attack!"


    "Okay!" they replied.


    The wide battle arena were divided into ten blocks by Seigehart as he raised an impenetrable wall between each of them. The others were already on clashed with the spirit beast, some struggled as they were blown away by the attacks of spirit beast. Some were on assault coordination as their attacks were in sync as they overpowered the beast.


    Seigehart kept an critical observing eye over them, specially to Rick, where each and every moves were caught by his eyes. Their fight with the Golden-Horned Serpentine Dragon was already on an critical moment.


    The body of the spirit beast were covered in shallow wounds as crimson blood oozed out from it. The eyes of the Golden-Horned Serpentine Dragon where bloodshot as it reached an boiling point of its patient, it was extremely irritated because of their long ranged attack that it couldn''t even came close, while Rick and his group were nearly exshauted as they all gasped heavily.


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    Rick knew that his group couldn''t keep up with the beast any longer or they would all die if it were to attacked with its deadly dragon breath that was similar to a laser beam. They couldn''t had any more spare energy to evade it. He discarded it as he saw the beast was insanely overcame with rage.


    Absorbed in wrath, the strength of the beast were doubled as it entered in berserk state, then charged straight at Tania as she was the one who dealt most of the damaged in the beast''s body. Rick and the others saw it, had no other choice but attack it simultaneously to stopped it from charging, because of its hard and sharp antlers once it reaches Tania she would definitely die. However, it ignored all attacked it received from them as it continued to charged.


    Tania used all her spirit energy with one final long ranged attack, "[Sky Piercer Heavenly Wrath - Lightning and Thunder Spear of Tribulation]" The air around her crackled with lightning sparks as it directly shrouded the spear on Tania''s hand. As It reached the limit of condensed lightning, the spear suddenly vibrated as it gave an thundering sounds which resounded through their block.


    While Lily and Ascathon, buffed her to regained a bit of her strength to handled the strong energy undulation of the spear. She almost fell from exhaustion if it weren''t for Rick supporting her back.


    As Rick nodded, Tania used all her final strength to throw the spear on the charging Golden flash. The spear leaved her hand as it transformed into a purple flash of lightning, thundering as it moved towards the several kilometers away Golden-Horned Serpentine Dragon.


    In that split moment, the spear collided with the golden flash, concluded in small supernova. Rick''s group even other in their own block were all pushed down by the force of the wave. However, it only slowed the Golden-Horned Serpentine Dragon, unable to stopped the charging death of golden flash!


    The spear didn''t lost any momentum and continued to advance yet was still dragged by the Golden-Horned Serpentine Dragon, stuck at the stalemate with each other. Tania, Lily and Ascathon saw it lost their determination and waited for the beast to arrived, as they awaited their death, forgotten that it was only a test.


    Rick only had an miniscule amount of energy and strength to stand, suddenly gained an insight to his technique as it breakthrough to the final stage when he witnessed the small super nova. To be able used it he needed to breakthrough to Warlord rank or his body would not endure the recoil of the technique.


    Full of determination and strong will. He shattered the barrier in his soul as he brokethrough to Warlord rank. Suddenly, an unknown mysterious energy exploded in his soul as it gave him strength surpassing the warlord rank. He noticed his body shined like the sun, it was an overwhelmingly warm feeling.


    Rick stepped up, as he resolutely faced the incoming death brilliance. He closed his eyes, senses spread as he firmly held his sword. Without hesitation Rick charged at the beast. Seigehart saw it smiled wryly as he disappeared into thin air.


    With the final moment, Rick executed his strongest final attack with all his might and energy, as he strucked his sword towards the end of the spear. "[Sword of the East - Sword of the Raising Sun!] Haa!!! "


    The radiance of his body intensified as the temperature around him risen exponentially. His blood boiled, skin burned. The blazing sword touched the end of the purple flash. Then, an even more powerful explosion erupted, as smoke and dust cloud shrouded the whole block.


    The horn of the Golden-Horned Serpentine Dragon were pulverized by the spear, as it melted by the extremely hot flame from the sword. Half of the beast body from head was fully incinerated leaving the lifeless long tail of the beast that was sliced by the spear, which still on strike until it reached the wall and embedded into it. Unable to ascertain the result, Tania, Lily and Ascathon only prayed that Rick would survive.


    Inside the smoke and dust cloud, Rick groaned in pain as his body was on fire. The rock beneath him melted and became magma as his body thrashed because of the excruciating pain of his burning body. Ignavus only watched at the side unable to do anything. Then, Seigehart appeared before him, raised his hand above the burning body of Rick as the temperature around had dropped extremely fast, freezing the whole body of Rick.


    "Rick don''t fight the unknown energy let it flow in your veins, guide it through the center of your chest, condense it their and leave the rest to me."


    Despite the excruciating pain, Rick was still surprisingly conscious about his surroundings. His will power was extremely unparalleled, if it was other person they would immediately die from the pain. When he felt the cold felling enveloped his body. He felt relieved but it only intensified the burning sensation.


    Rick heard the voice, he knew it was Seigehart. He immediately did what Seigehart had said to him. He guided the extremely hot energy throughout his veins and condensed it at the center of his chest, as some of it was was absorbed by his body strenghtning it in unbelievable speed, transforming his body to be more suitable to handled the unknown energy.


    As it condensed at the center of Rick''s chest, Seigehart covered it in freezing energy as it became stable, and formed into a tiny orange sun, giving off an warm sensation.


    The process continued. After an hour, outside the dust cloud. Tania, Lily and Ascathon rested as they were extremely exhausted. While Rick at end of transformation passed out from exhaustion. His whole body was covered in crystal clear ice that was extremely cold, while the sun at the center of his chest grew into fist size.


    Tania and others could felt the cold sensation at the smoke and dust cloud, they were certain that Rick was still alive and well. They all laughed weakly when they remembered that it was only a test of strength, as they all heaved in relief.


    How could Seigehart let his precious students die? If he did let it happened, how could he still called himself a teacher? He would surely suicide on the spot! again and again until he had assured that he had already atoned from his grave sin!


    The clashes of beast and students ended. As all of them were extremely exshauted that they couldn''t even lift finger, while some were injured but nothing as life threatening. Seigehart saw it, feel them as he conjured an healing magic. Magic circle appeared above them, as rays of warm light rained down, healing their injuries, restoring their strength and energy like they didn''t fought to death before.


    After an, hour Seigehart assembled them as he marked the end of their first class, planned to leave a remainder for them to worked with.


    "all of you were good, some knows and already the reached perfect state of their techniques and spells. You killed a Warlord rank beasts and it was no small feat, for the boundary between each other was vast as ocean, but you weren''t alone. This proved that there are some things which couldn''t be done alone. You were all exhausted in mind and soul the spell I used could only heal you physical injuries, thus you all need to rest. Next meeting we''ll start you learning. Class dismissed."


    Seigehart waved his hand as he teleported them to their residence, at the Residential Section, except for Rick''s group. As they left Seigehart cleaned the remains of spirit beast as he incinerated them or they would became an ugly fleshed undead monster if they were left alone.


    "Teacher... "


    "Rick, you''ve had awakened at the right moment. Tania, Lily and Ascathon had already left. You remained, for I have an assignment for you. You''ve brokethrough to Warlord rank, and because of the [Nine Heaven Scorching Sun], you''ve obtained a body formidable body, enough that even Sage rank would be like an insect in front of you."


    "Nine Heaven Scorching Sun?"


    Brat! You''re fucking lucky! I''ve never been lucky like this in my entire life! That divine gift of your was very formidable and profound! I witnessed it used by some Primordial to slaughter a hundred Primordial, it was too tyrannical! Ignavus sent through their connection.


    This... I''m really lucky... How long would it takes, for me to also do the same? Rick thought as he imagined how powerful his divine gift was.


    "that''s right, that''s your divine gift. An Divine innate Ability. It has nine stages, and the ranged between each were vast, achieving it all depends on your aptitude. The stages are; the [Orange Origin Sun] that currently the stage where you''re at. Second is [Yellow Nascent Sun] then, [Blue Transcendent Sun], [Monochrome Heavenly Sun], [Crimson Blood Sun], [Golden Nirvana Sun], [Rainbow Universal Sun], [Silver Soul Sun] and lastly, the [Black and White Infernal Sun]. Each stages had its own unique skill and empowerment. This divine innate ability of yours was unique and only two to three person could have this kind of innate ability divine gift. You''re on first stage and from it, you now had an immunity towards high temperatures, no flames could burned you even if you swammed on the sun for thousands of years or lived there your whole life. To train it you need to cultivate the sun in your soul with spirit energy, and fire energy from the sun or any other sources, eating flames or lava could also helped a lot too."


    Seigehart stopped when he saw an skeptical look at Rick and Ignavus. "You don''t believe me?" he said but there wasn''t still any reaction. Seigehart didn''t know they were just extremely astounded that they couldn''t move.


    "You don''t believe me then, I''ll make a sun and let you swim in it" Seigehart raised his hand before his closed eyes. Then, a small orange sun as big as an basketball ball appeared on his palm. It rapidly heighten the temperature around them, but that didn''t stopped there. Seigehart wielded it and it suddenly grew three times it size, and gradually grew more as it became 300ft in diameter as it floated above them, but surprisingly the ground wasn''t melting as it was protected by Seigehart.


    Rick! This teacher is too fucking strong! Only those who completely comprehended hundreds of Law could do this! fuck this teacher of yours! Ignavus exclaimed but Rick was too dazed to hear him.


    Casually creating a Sun... Is this even real? That''s what Rick only thought about.


    The whole academy could felt that the temperature suddenly risen as many people sweated profusely without even moving. They only suspected that it was because of the huge blazing hot sphere at the Coliseum. Intrigued what it was, some approached it curiously, but they were unable to even get 3 km near it


    Rick and Ignavus was even more shocked as they were about to faint but brought back from their dazed  state when Seigehart pulled up Rick by his collar and smile mischievously that despite the scorching hot atmosphere they felt an extreme cold shiver down their spine.


    Rick saw that he was being lifted, struggled to break free from Seigehart''s grasp. "Teacher, what are you going to do?" Rick asked in nervously stuttering voice.


    "you don''t believe me eh..."


    "nononono!!! I believe you! I believe you! teacher please put me down!"


    "Don''t doubt my words..." then Seigehart lowered him down as Rick felt relieved, but the next word made him deathly pale. "that''s your first lesson!" and with that Seigehart threw him into the blazing ball of hot gas.


    "Aaahhhh!!!!''@$#?!&%¡Ì" Rick cursed loudly as he entered the hot sphere of gas with a plop.


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    If you see any errors as you read this, please inform me gently. I wrote this as my mind was filled of mathematical formula and numbers... phew... I''m tired at school.


    ''m not good at romance so I think I might erase the romance tag and change it into mature tag. Hehehe...


    Anyway, enjoy your fill. *snore*

 Chapter Eleven

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    ''lllllllllllll'' - for Indirect conversation.


    lllllllllllll - for thoughts


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    Chapter Eleven: How to teach eagles how to fly


    The white sun rises at the horizon, soon the huge and round silver moon descended on the other side, hidden from the sun''s warm presence. If someone tried to absorb energy from from the sun, their wounds even if severe would heal in a matter of hours.


    It comes from Seigehart''s forethought, as he have had intentionally created the sun in three types of spirit and magical energies; Life, Light and Fire, for students to used as life saving in dire situations.


    However, everything had both good and bad, as it accompanied by spirit beasts and magical beasts who were more affiliated to any of the energy from the sun, which would grew more formidable as they absorbed energy from the sun. A challenge added for the students to overcome and cope with the difficulty.


    The time was relatively had gap from the outside world, composed of 1 day outside was 3 days inside the realm. The new day started as students came out of their residence and headed towards the Class Building Section and Practicing Field.


    Some were in the Profound Tower honing their techniques, while others were in Serenity Garden meditating as they tried to gain enlightenment onto themselves, a mandatory requirement for breaking through Early stage Sage rank.


    Seigehart entered the room where his precious students were all waiting, eager to learn and ask guidance from him. They all stand up and greeted him politely with enthusiastic tone.


    "Good morning Teacher!"


    "Good morning." Seigehart replied to their enthusiasm as he made his way towards his table.


    ''Rick, this man is truly incomprehensible in both knowledge and strength. In our initial encounter, he immediately knew you have divine gift, that even I was oblivious about. Furthermore, he even tought you the way of its cultivation and he even created a fucking sun just for you! I bet even this planar realm was created by him, because when I''m still alive I''ve traveled in every corner of Underground Haven and there wasn''t even a sliver rumors about portal through another realm. Truly incomprehensible...'' Ignavus sighed through their mind connection as he floated in the spatial dimension of the sword on Rick''s back.


    Ignavus was strongest person that Rick saw and knew in his life. However, Ignavus told him that he was only an ant compared to those high rank deities above him, but Rick wasn''t expecting to see one of those exalted beings, and one even became his new teacher! Even though Rick don''t know what rank Seigehart was. Rick knew that Seigehart would definitely above those person he saw in Ignavus''s memories.


    ''Ignavus, do you think teacher is a Sovereign? I can''t help but ask about it. In your memory, True Gods could destroy planets, Primordials could kill True Gods with only one swipe of their hands and Sovereigns could create planets and realms. There was even more powerful beings above those. Compared to teacher, he could create sun with a thought so he must be one.''


    Ignavus heard it couldn''t helped but agree in thought ''He must be one. He might even more of that.'' Rick kept silent and only answered with a nod. Rick knew that the world where he is, was only one of the speck of sand in the vast desert. At that point, Rick decided to himself that he would be actively attentive in every lessons Seigehart would elaborate.


    "Yesterday the fight became a stepping stone, that it made several of you to brokethrough. The path of being a true deity is perilous, one must need an extremely strong and firm foundation to reached higher rank. Thus, I''ll guide to assure that any of you could reach higher rank." Seigehart paused as he glanced at his students.


    "Those who had just recently brokethrough to Warlord rank. Go out first and completely stabilize your strength. Your energy still had an sliver of chaotic fluctuation from recent breakthrough, come when I told you so." Seven students came down and walked out of the room, headed to their residence to do what Seigehart inclined them to do. When they''re gone Seigehart continued.


    "Grandmaster rank is the state where a person had refined their energy into more purer one. If magical energy is blue while spirit energy is milky white from the start. The energy within you must be transparently blue and transparently white at the present time. To brokethrough to Warlord rank as the word implies, battle experience is mandatory as it was the most appropriate method to strengthened your mind."


    "All of you already reached the peak stage of Grandmaster rank. What I would do is made you fight again, but its not a Warlord rank as you all expecting, instead only the same level as you, a peak stage Grandmaster. I will take you all to a temporal dimension and the only thing you need to do is to fight and kill whatever awaits your arrival." Seigehart said in a matter of seriousness.


    He made a series of hand seals which summoned an ancient golden huge door, that made the students stared in awe.Seigehart walked on the side of the hide door and speak " I hope, once you came out, all of you were already a Warlord rank. Good luck."


    Seigehart gestured his hand as the huge door opened revealing the prairie plain which bathed on blood red colored sky and land on the other side. All the students gulped down and breathe heavily as they all anxiously walked in the door. Once the last student entered the door automatically closed, blocking their route of escaped from the battle of inner self that they were about to face. The seven students came back at the moment when the door closed as they were already notified by Seigehart to come. He faced them when they entered and gestured them to sit.


    "The way to breakthrough to Sage rank was completely different from Warlord rank. One needed to enter the deepest self contemplation in one''s sea of consciousness while simultaneously integrating the memories of your life time battle Into your consciousness. However, you seven students, still haven''t had accumulated enough battle experience to be called a firm foundation. Thus, you all need to seek battle, tempering one''s self outside the academy. Now that you''re Warlord rank, as the academy rule. All Warlord rank would be given permission to venture the Gaia''s Realm, and gain treasures that hidden within the wilderness of the realm. First, register yourselves at the Adventurers Association at the Yellow Leaf City. Take missions their and gain more battle experience from the missions your about to do. Once you reached the peak of Warlord rank come back here using this."


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    Seigehart opened his palm and a black ring with silver intricacies full of mysteriousness appeared. The students couldn''t helped but asked. "Teacher, what sort of ring is this. It''s the first time I saw this." Kilan said, the boy with hazel nut hair and eyes, same age as Rick and the other seven who just recently brokethrough. His faced showed seriousness as his eyes contained curiosity.


    "Yeah, I only knew Spatial Storage Ring which is kinda already rare for normal people to possessed except for blue blooded borne one''s." Flian commented, the boy with black hair and eyes like Rick.


    "it''s natural that none know what is this, because this thing was just recently invented by the Academy''s Artifacts Research Hall. Only students from the academy owned rings like this, it also a sign that your a student from Gaia''s Heart Academy. This ring was given to all Warlord rank students that was about to go outside and accumulate battle experience, as it permanently imprinted into itself the person''s energy signature while at the same time released distress energy signal to the energy channel connected to the High Willow Summit as they were the one who monitored every single students at the Gaia''s Realm. Here look at the designs."


    They all looked at the mysterious silver design, as Seigehart noticed, he immediately explained it. "It has an intricate inscription pattern, that holds the magic circle formation in place, as it stored energy that could be used only once. The magic circle formation is a form of instantaneous great teleportation which was set in one place, here in the academy. All students who received this were all advised to only used it if deemed extremely necessary, or was about to go back at the academy after reaching the peak stage of Warlord rank. In addition, if some people you know were nearby and you''re in trouble, all you need to do was to pour a sliver of spirit energy or magical energy to the ring and the person nearby would immediately know you''re in trouble. However, it is up to them if they''re willing to help. If not use the Great teleportation of the ring to escape. Remember, life is important than treasure."


    "We''ll always remember your words teacher." they answered, moved by their teacher''s solicitude words. "hm...  It''s good that you understand. Because the others would only come out of the door after 1 week, you seven would leave more early than them. But before you leave, give me your Spatial Storage Ring."


    Confused from what Seigehart had asked, they still took off their rings and handed it down to Seigehart. As hand gripped the seven rings, light rays escaped from the apertures of his closed fist that died down immediately. Curious of what Seigehart did, they didn''t asked and waited for Seigehart to speak.


    Seigehart returned the rings to them and immediately scanned their own rings. Shocked permeated from their faces as they all gaped. The ring''s space had changed exponentially, from 150x150 cubic km to 10x10 cubic miles, a shocking change indeed.


    Not just it, there was also things that naturally not in the ring when they handed it to Seigehart, that''s what shocked them the most. "The things inside was a gift from me while most were from the academy to ease your adventures. You can head out, but Rick remain here. We have things to talk."


    As they said their goodbyes, they left immediately and headed outside towards the Yellow Leaf City. Seigehart and Rick was the only person left in the room. He looked at the huge door with a nostalgic smile on his face, and glanced at Rick before started speaking.


    "Now that your divine gift had awoken, your path became less difficult than others. With your gift, the certainties of you reaching higher rank were more reputedly possible and also more easily than the others, whether without following the regular path of cultivation. Since the Initial stage of Nine Heaven Scorching Sun was equivalent to Sage rank, the next stages was equivalent to the following ranks. However, that divine gift was also a herald of death to its owner."


    Perplexed from the last sentence, Rick couldn''t helped but it asked. "Why would it bring death to me? With my strength would it be more easily for me to escape death?"


    Eyes narrowed, indicates the Seigehart was serious on the matter. "It is because of the existence of those so called Divine Heistist, a dark organization who hunts people like you, people with divine gift. They found a way how to extract the divine gifts to those people they captured and placed it to their suitable members. As long as you don''t excessively use you''re divine gift and cultivate diligently, once your reach God rank on your own and cultivated the Nine Heaven Scorching Sun into fifth stage there''s no need for you to be afraid of them."


    "yes teacher! I''ll work hard!" Rick replied with resoluteness in his eyes. Seigehart could see that this have a good future ahead of him.


    Seigehart misses the way of how he teaches before, but unfortunately the world where he is wasn''t even closely similar to his previous world. Yes, the buildings and other things was similar but the way the world revolves was completely different. In Morvious power is everything.


    There''s no law that could bind those people if they do any vile deeds, most were even revered for their strength. Hence, he didn''t used pens and papers to teach them, instead he teaches them practically, acquaint them how fair the world is, while at the same time teaching them the responsibility to control the power they possessed not to be controlled by it.


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    Sorry, the chapter was short, because I''m really busy with real life matters while at the same time School had became more vexatious. *sighed*


    Really, ideas were popping in and out of my head lately and I can''t seem to concentrate. I need a rest for stressful school.


    Anyway, though it was short please bear with it. I''ll make the next one larger than this. I won''t asked if you saw any errors because I know there are some. I''ll deal with them after some time. Thanks for wasting your time. Enjoy!

 Chapter Twelve

    Chapter Twelve: Stirring Troubles


    Inside the temporal dimension the passage of time was much faster than the [Gaia''s realm], though one would feel that hundred years had passed inside. Once they come out, they would know that only 10 years had passed outside.


    Seigehart created it for solely his students and he calculated that in one week at [Gaia''s Realm], this bunch of students would reach Warlord rank. However, even though Seigehart pampered them with something like this, reaching Warlord rank still depends on their capabilities and aptitudes, that''s the only thing Seigehart couldn''t interfere with.


    At the safe area, all the students started to form group as it undoubtedly could lessened their chance of survival. No one dared to stepped out of the safe area, as unknown was a terrifying opponent. Much more that the dimension was too eerie that one would sense that it was probably dangerous to venture.


    "Lily, let''s join a group. Our survival would be certain and fighting with group could make the fight end more faster. but of course it would be our victory. What do you think?"


    "I agree, but let''s join in trustworthy group which would held us, if we encountered any predicament." Ascathon replied as he also gave an suggestion. Tania and Ascathon started to talked on what group would they join that could be a comrade, that could watch their back as they do the same.


    "Wait..." Lily mutterly interrupted as she seemingly in deep thought.


    "Lily what is it? Do you have a suggestion?"


    "Umm, teacher said we would only encounter Grandmaster rank opponent here, so I think we could take on either five or seven Grandmasters..."


    "True... But still, we need to be cautious. We don''t have any knowledge regarding this place and no one dared to scout outside the barrier to the point no one dared to even touch the barrier. We might get ambush outside or fall into a trap."


    "What Ascathon said was indeed true, Lily... Rick already brokethrough to Warlord rank, thus we lost one strong fronter and he might be adventuring now. After all, that''s the policy of the academy and we mustn''t be accustomed to relied on others. This time we could only relied solely upon on ourselves."


    Lily heard it stared at Ascathon, nodded and smile. "Enough of this let''s find ourself a group to join."


    "okay, let''s go I already have a person in mind." Tania said and they proceeded to her friend which only waiting for Tania to approach her.


    "Tania!..." the girl with rosy pink hair, cheeks and eyes called out as she giggled, which naturally attracted attention. Specially the boys. It even intensified as they noticed who the girl was calling to. It was Tania which on the top most beautiful girl on their list.


    "Crisia, I hope me and my friends could join your group." Tania said as they do a girls bond, which made the boys in Crisia''s group to be quite exuberant that they forgot their current situation.


    "Of course, hehe. I''m just waiting for you to approach me." she replied, and they talked about their plans once they gone outside.


    The area of the barrier was sufficiently large, 10km in diameter, and at the center was the only exit out of the temporal dimension, the huge golden door that was tightly closed. There wasn''t anything, only boulders and small hill around, which used by the students. Some had brought out commodities among themselves in their [Spatial Storage Ring], which they used while as they devised their plans.


    An hour lapse, and all the group leaders made an agreement to start what purpose they came in the temporal dimension in the first place. They didn''t know the groupS and plans they established could not help them once they stepped outside.


    "Is everybody ready!?" the leader of the largest group said, which answered by shouts and cheers. "Okay! Let''s get this started!" They started walking through the barrier, though they''re still inside the barrier, all began to be cautious.


    The instant they made contact with the barrier, it suddenly crumbled and collapsed as it disappeared, which they never thought that after they gone out, the barrier would still remain, yet instead disappeared.


    They were shocked as what had occured, some let out an panic voice, while some couldn''t concealed their affright as one could see through their expressions. The surprises didn''t end there, because what happen next terrified them more.


    An earth shattering boom of thunder echoed angrily and blood color lightning which struck the ground, turning to ashes what ever it hits showered from the sky. Then, the land violently shook and the the forest around their surroundings sank like stone in an ocean.


    "Wha-whats happening!?" someone whimpered as they began to frantically run in disarray, finding a place to hide with. Then, someone shouted. "Stop! Go to the huge golden door! quick!" they all complied, afraid that they might got caught in the sinking land and be buried alive.


    As the lightning and thunder continues, the space distorted and when the cataclysm stopped the world they knew was now relatively different from what they saw before. The land were they are, was now one of the thousand small islands that randomly floating in the endless blood void.


    "What the!! Where are we!?"


    "Did the dimension collapsed and we were trapped in an unknown dimension?"


    "Oh no! What we''re gonna do!?"


    "I want to go home! *sob*"


    More and more despondent words could be heard as they all believed that they unfortunately plunged into different dimension, away from what they call home. Amidst the crowd, someone even in the presence of such situation still indifferent and composed.


    "Don''t falter! Are you all fall into idiocy because of the earthquake? Teacher led us here to train! You think he''ll let us die here? No! Look over there, our only exit still remain standing which means we''re still in the same dimension as before, this might be the true appearance of this place. A test, how we would fair in the moment of such dis-"


    "What''s that!!?" someone cried out.


    The words of the leader of the largest group interrupted, because of the thing he saw, descending in the sky. A blood red slimy liquid, that the moment it touched the ground it swirled and dance as though it was alive, which truthfully correct. The leaders saw it knew their challenge had started.


    "Prepare to fight! The numbers of the puppets and ours were even, and their were Grandmaster like us, so fight and defeat each one of them!" they alerted.


    The slimy red liquid started to take form. It swirled forming a humanoid shape body and once it settled, their external features started to appear. The first monster appeared to be a beautiful girl similar to the beautiful girl in their group! it was Tania! It completely copied her appearance! Not just her, but all of them had a clone of their own in each one another!


    The scene caused an uproar amongst them. With it was the sudden appearance of magic circles on the ground, it was large that it encompasses the whole land. Then, a person appeared. It was Seigehart with his white robe, embroidered with gold patterns. The students saw it started calling him, they only stopped when Seigehart spoke.


    "Now, your second challenge had started. The first was the cataclysm, unfortunately only few of you had passed. As a practitioner, death is always on chased of your life, to avert it you need to be instinctively strong willed. Prepare yourself, because the exit was only available to those who brokethrough to Warlord rank. This is the battle between you and yourself. I''ll be waiting outside, good luck."


    As Seigehart ended his somewhat encouraging words and disappeared, the magic circle started to shone and teleported each and every one of them into different island floating in the blood colored void, separating them from one another, while accompanied by their own clone to fight with.


    The clones was made the moment they entered the huge golden door, whereas it scanned their bodies, mind and soul. Thus it possessed everything they own, excluding only the ability to think because Seigehart created them with only the instinct to kill their opponents so there''s no room for them to hesitate on taking the lives of his students.


    They would know and experience the dreadful feeling of fear and death many times until they cognitively integrated it deep onto themselves, as resulted on valuing more their lives, as well as erasing their fear of death, because once they died, they would immediately respawn.


    The sudden event frustrates some of them, because they took their time making a group that was entirely irrelevant in the first place. However, now that they knew it was a challenge to them, that the Seigehart was watching over them, it somewhat slightly eased their hearts.


    Their only thought now was how would they beat a person who knew everything about them. This challenge could helped them improve more on their techniques and also find their own weaknesses which also possessed by their opponents.


    Everyone were tense, as though the clones were waiting for signals, the moment the blood colored lightning and thunder resounded, without any warning, the clones tooked the initiative to attack and the fight started.


    Meanwhile, at the [Orbital Tower Sect] Meeting hall. The Patriarch Golou, the betrayer Elder Leron, the [Orion Sect] Patriarch Hannibal, [Gold Arcaide Academy] Headmaster Cleroin, [Violet Water Sect] Matriarch Cindi, [Divine Lightning Sect] Patriarch Voltiro and [Hidden Paradise Emperial Alliance Representative] Rep. Abbadon had gathered to form a temporary alliance against the [Gaia''s Heart Academy].


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    Their goal was the [Gaia''s realm], the great benefit it would gave them if they were also living in the realm. They assumed that the [Gaia''s Heart Academy] had an enormous luck to discover a portal through another realm, and because of their greed they didn''t wanted to share its benefit to anyone.


    Afraid of the expert behind the Gaia''s Heart Academy, and that the entrance to the realm was inside the [Gaia''s City] which protected by a formidable barrier they didn''t took any rash actions, instead wanted to use the Law of the [Underground Haven] which; Everything discovered in the [Underground Haven] is owned by [Underground Haven] and the uses is free to anyone. Violation of the Law would results in eradication of the law breakers itself!


    However, they did a mistake, the realm was created by Seigehart thus, he owned it. That''s the thing they didn''t know about.


    "Seeing you all here means, we held the same desire. Before we start, let me introduce to you, Leron Gallavan, One of the Grand Elder of Gaia''s Heart Academy, but not anymore." Golou looked at his side, which caused the others to let out an amused sounds.


    They were all knowledgeable of what had transpired between the Grand Elder Leron and the his former academy, that includes the treasure the [Gaia''s Heart Academy] possessed, which they tried to obtain, but utterly failed.


    "Wait... Gallavan? So he''s your blood relative then? Ho~ that was unexpected. I never thought there was another member of Gallavan Clan who luckily survived after their annihilation." Cindi mused with a hint of ruthlessness in her eyes as she looked at Patriarch Golou, which also intrigued the others.


    "Isn''t Gallavan clan was annihilated by only a single person? That person would be definitely stronger now. After all, a millennia had already passed." Voltiro stirred, as he successfully ablaze the intense atmosphere, that made Patriarch Golou and Elder Leron frowned.


    "Quit your hostility with each other. We''re here to discuss what was the best course of action about this matter regarding the [Gaia''s realm]." Rep. Abbadon said to pacify their worthless bickering, which turned out effective.


    "It is good that you understand. Actually, The [Hidden Paradise Emperial Alliance] was against about this matter, because most of the Imperial royalty were attending at the [Gaia''s Heart Academy]. However, as a Law Keeper of the [Hidden Paradise], the executives dispatched a representative to hear what you wanted to say, thus I am here. Now let''s start this matter and begone with it."


    The meeting proceeded by the end of Rep. Abbadon lecture and they continue to discuss about the [Gaia''s realm]. Of course, they all enticed the Representative of all the great benefits the [Hidden Paradise Emperial Alliance] would earn. Only if they succeeded.


    At the various places, billions and billions of light years away from planet Morvious. Many beings of unparalleled power were heading towards the direction of planet Morvious because of the phenomenon that happened hundred million years ago. Though the event only occured within a matter of seconds. The pillar of light was clearly visible to them regardless of distances.


    The phenomenon was then called by the many, Descend of Dimension Ruler.


    "Universe Overlord, I am honored to stand before your great power. You''ve called this servant of yours and I obeyed." the black armored man showed his fidelity, as he kneeled before someone with unequaled power, which even he was powerless before him.


    "Are you aware why I''ve called you here?"


    "Yes, Overlord. It is about the Descend of Dimension Ruler."


    "Very well. I''m fortunate this happened exactly within my universe. If I possessed that Dimension Artifact. I could breakthrough the astronomical boundary between Universe Overlord and became Dimension Ruler. If that happens, all Universe in this dimension would be under my absolute control. I could stand in the pinnacle." He said in wicked voice. Although, the darkness hides his complexion, one could feel the cold killing intent and within him, that could kill mortals with only a glance.


    "Overlord becoming an entity beyond comprehension would definitely be feared and revered by other Universe Overlord."


    "Precisely. However it would all depends on your work. So investigate carefully even if you flipped upside down the whole [Blue Mist Galaxy] just to find the whereabouts of the pillar of light that appeared on my Universe. Of course, if you''re successful, the reward would be not something you would imagine."


    The black armored man eyes glinted behind his bowed head. "Universe Overlord, I would definitely accomplished this matter before the others came to our universe."


    "Very well. If your got hint of its whereabouts. inform me immediately. I have my full expectation to you. Don''t disappoint me." He said in voice full of anticipation.


    Back in the temporal dimension. A long week had already passed outside, the students struggled to won over their clones. Some were able to kill their clones more quickly than others, but unexpected things happened. The clones that died, were either reborn more skillful or when decapitated were divided itself into two which raised the difficulty much higher. Several students already died and were relieved and felt fear in their hearts at the same time, when they discovered that when they die, they would respawn immediately.


    As Seigehart anticipated, everything occured according to his calculations when he noticed that they died more infrequent. After all, the feeling of dying was completely quite despairing, while at the same time several of them, after a long period of time reached the threshold of Grandmaster rank and brokethrough to Warlord rank, which then a huge golden door would appear on their island leading back to the [Gaia''s realm]. Also congratulated by Seigehart for enduring his intense training that they would rather called torture instead, while Seigehart sees them off to their residence after he reminded them to stabilize their energy after the breakthrough.


    "I did it... at last... I breakthrough, and I reached the perfect state of [Phantom Lightning Flash]. If I ever encounter any Sage rank above while on adventure, at least with my technique I could still preserved my precious life." Tania muttered while she heavily panted and disheveled figure. "I hope the others also breakthrough and died less than me."


    She looked at the other distant floating island. The others were already means made a breakthrough earlier, while some still struggling. "That clone of mine was rather odd, she got all my techniques, as well as my habit when I fought. Thanks to that, I won and died only two times. Teacher is really unfathomable, how did he made this clones? Specially this whole temporal dimension. My Great Grandpa said, only true deity could create things out of nowhere. Does this mean teacher was a true deity?"


    She shook her head and replenished her strength to stand, she strolled out while eyeing the disappearing clones that tortured her, as she wished for her friends to be somewhat in good condition than her. "Thinking over it would be pointless, maybe when I have enough power, the answer would reveal itself." she muttered as she gone out of the temporal dimension through the huge golden door. She then, saw Seigehart which wore a proud look on his face and greeted her. "I''m glad you made it, as expected of my students. I know you''re extremely exhausted and wanted to sleep, so I''ll teleport you to your residence directly."


    "uhmm... Teacher does my friend, Lily and Ascathon had gone out early than me?" she asked before he teleported her.


    "well yes, they''re magical energy user after all, thus they brokethrough more quickly than you, and before you sleep stabilize your energy first. It would be chaotic if you sleep first."


    Her face revealed an relieved expression when she heard it. "I''m glad..." what was all she said.


    "Well then, come back tomorrow morning and I''ll send all off, outside the academy. After all, it would be long before I see you all again." Seigehart then, gestured his hand and Tania''s silhouette disappeared without a trace, leaving a lingering energy fluctuation.


    I think... My training was really quite harsh than I thought... Anyway, they were able to breakthrough so its fine. Seigehart pondered when he saw the haggard look of his students.


    After a somewhat long hours of waiting, he finally send off the last remaining battered students of his to their residence. He then, eradicated the huge golden door.


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    I''m an amature in writing fictions, and my grammar is mediocre. So expect errors, if you found any holes please, inform me.


    The E - WEEK is about to end, and Exam is approaching I need to review my notes before it comes, because of that, release would be more infrequent. I don''t have enough time and I''m in hurry. Hope you like it.

 Chapter Thirteen

    Note: "llllllllllll" - direct conversation


    ''llllllllllll'' - Indirect conversation


    llllllllllll - thoughts


    Chapter Thirteen: Sends off


    Seigehart was about to walk out of the room, when Blayne sent a message to him through divine sense.


    ''Seigehart, my friend. Could you come over my office? I just wanted to talk to about something.''


    ''Yeah, sure.'' he said and teleported directly to Blayne''s office.


    Standing amidst the room, he saw Blayne drinking tea. This old Man really like to do much. Well, it doesn''t had any harms anyway. He thought.


    "So, what is it? Is there a problem? You look anxious." Seigehart asked.


    "My friend, I know this was too early but, I know someday you''ll leave after you settled whatever business you had as to why you''ve arrived here in this planet. You''re power was unparalleled under heaven, unmatched on earth. On what I felt you''re someone that travels to many places, a Freeman, unbound by fate." he paused and looked at Seigehart with eyes saying ''i understand, it is inevitable''.


    "You''re right, gramps, but I''m someone whose only purpose was to teach."


    "As I thought. Well it was regarding to this realm. There was a rule here in Underground Haven that; any thing found in Underground Haven own by Underground Haven and shared by all; Not doing so would result in severe punishment. It was already like this the moment, the Underground Haven was found by some group of formidable deities. For instance, the Endless Soul Amethyst Crystal Island. No one ever tried to owned it. Otherwise, they would pay a big price."


    "The Law Enforcement Force of Underground Haven, ''The Law Order'' was unfathomable. They were deep rooted as it was founded by a Primordial. That''s why no one tried to publicly break the rules of Underground Haven. However, that''s when the founder was still in Morvious. No one knows where he was, but they said he encountered a bottleneck at the peak of Primordial rank and traveled to a place where he could breakthrough to Overgod rank."


    "Before the founder gone to his voyage, he left a treasure to his subordinates that enabled them to breakthrough to God rank in one go, that even boosted their shallow foundation. Now The Law Order had 5 Highgod expert. It was enough to induce fear to the whole Underground Haven. They also said that Loiu, the Leader would breakthrough to True God rank soon. If that happens the Law Order would become invincible again."


    "So why are you saying this to me? Are you saying that this realm I created, was a property of Underground Haven?" Seigehart calmly asked but his words held a faint of viciousness.


    "No that''s..."


    "And this ''Low'' Order would force your academy to not monopolize it and share it to other people? Is that what you''re trying to say? Gramps?" Seigehart''s voice became cold as he spoke, which made Blayne sweat down his back.


    "No, that''s not... W-well, yes that''s what I''m saying but not entirely me. I just speculate that because of this realm, the other faction would use that rule to force us to share it to them and eventually monopolize it on their own when the times came."


    "Is that what worries you gramps?." Seigehart asked, his voice came back from being nonchalant.


    "ah, ye-yes."


    "hmm... It is true that when I had enough of this planet I would go to another world perhaps another dimension." he said nonchalantly.


    A-another dimension!? Is that even possible!?... Seigehart was really... Unfathomable, a mystery. When you thought you already know him. He would became more mysterious. Blayne sighed in his mind as his former impression of Seigehart came back to being incomprehensible.


    "But don''t worry that''s still far, and I found someone to personally teach and watch over. When he grew where he could able to find the answer on his own. Maybe I might leave. As for this future problem, I would deal with it when it comes. So don''t worry much, you''ll age more faster, hahaha.... Oh right, you''re a God thus, aging stopped already."


    "Then, I''m gonna go on a close door training and try to sense the Law I wanted to practice. If you need anything, though you wouldn''t, just asked my assistant, Lefien for it." Blayne said, as he sighed on relief.


    Looks like I''m worried for nothing... As long as Seigehart was here, there''s nothing for me to worry about. I need to breakthrough to another Rank for me to defend the academy from those scumbags, when the time comes that he wasn''t here anymore. Blayne thought deeply, as he knew very well that relaying to Seigehart was akin to being a coward.


    Though, Blayne had enough of killing, he won''t be able to escape from the world and the rule it induced to all its people.


    Seigehart nodded, as he was satisfied. "Then, I''m going now. From your foundation, you could breakthrough to Highgod rank at any moment, just put your all efforts into it. I''ll take my leave." he bid and disappeared at the room, leaving Blayne alone, as tranquility came back to his anxious face.


    Blayne''s worries were not some random speculations, it was a fact. As he had an inherent ability which was latent, called [Future''s Fruits] that accurately envisioned the dangerous event that would come and greatly affect him. This ability of his was from his other body the Blood Oak Tree.


    Once it activated, several fruits of the Blood Oak Tree bore would withered and decayed. The longest the vision he envisioned; the more fruits would be consumed.


    As Blayne already had insights to the Law of Time, Blayne wasn''t far from breaking through to Highgod rank with the strength comparable to middle stage Highgod rank, because the Law of Time was considered as Grand Law.


    As Laws were classified into Minor Law, Major Law and Grand Law. On how unfathomable the Laws are, the difficulty of gaining insights and completely comprehending its entirety.


    However, Seigehart already knew it would happen after he created the Gaia''s realm. He knows very well what kind of people Morvious has, they would do anything as long as they had a chance, as long as they greatly benefit from it.


    Things like this doesn''t even threatened Seigehart in any slightest.


    As he teleported outside, the sky was still brilliantly clear and amply light. Enough to see the clouds drifting through the sky, illuminated by the stars and the beautiful silver moon, even though it was already late at night.


    Seigehart was currently on the peak of the highest mountain he created, at the Deathly Ice Canyon, the Ice Prism Mountain. In the peak of the mountain, there quietly lives a formidable magical beast, an Temporal Frost Devil Dragon Goat.


    As Seigehart sit crossed legged, he suddenly heard an savage growl from behind where an icicle cave was located, the place where the magical beast, Temporal Frost Devil Dragon Goat dwelled.


    From the darkened entrance of the cave, as it was night. A vicious crimson eyes could be seen, as it appeared the coldness of the surroundings dropped which made the mist completely disappeared as the dews disappeared and frozen.


    In the dark icicle cave, a sharp clawed beast foot became visible. Anyone would be terrified when they witnessed it.


    However, When the beast was fully emerged outside, Seigehart don''t wanted to be rude, covered his mouth as he doesn''t want to laugh but a chuckle escaped, as well as his eyes were tearing.


    "Pfft!"


    The beast heard it became more infuriated and angry, ready to tear him apart.


    The scary name of Temporal Frost Devil Dragon Goat had a funny nickname which was popular and mostly used, the Rainbow Devil Goat, because when light passes through its ice crystal goat fur, it would bounce from one another creating a translucent multiple colours.


    Its one meter horns straightly arched forward, sprouted from the temples were also glowing under the silver moon light.


    "hahaha... A rainbow devil, pffft! I didn''t know that a scary beast was this... this girly, Hahaha!"


    "Grrr! How dare you human call me with that stupid name! I''m a dragon! a devil!"


    "And a rainbow!" Seigehart added, which was a fuel to the fire.


    "Arghh! I''ll slice you to thousand pieces!" it roared. With a terrifying speed, it angrily pounced on him, about to sliced him to two, but was Intercepted by Seigehart with only his one finger.


    With two fingers, the half of the beast''s body disappeared, but immediately grew back as the beast was an peak stage Immortal rank. When it regained from the wound, the killing intent from the beast was replaced by an absolute fear.


    H-how did that happen!? This human... he''s out of my rank! I''m doomed to die today! The beast though, as it looked at him with eyes similar to a cornered rat, full of fear. As it knows, its death was evident.


    Seigehart used only a sliver of his raw strength, yet it still pierced and destroyed through space creating a hole which consumed half of the beast''s body, excluding the head as it was still alive.


    After all, the head was the sole weakness of an Immortal. Even the head was separated from the body, a new body would grew from the head itself.


    This was known to any Immortals. Only one thing could kill an immortal even if the head wasn''t destroyed, a soul base attack from techniques and magic spells, or artifacts that had abilities to directly attack the soul.


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    As the soul was the essence of a person, damaging the soul would put great damage to the body that would not regenerate, unless healed up by someone.


    Learning soul base attack takes many years to be of used in battles, as it had a sliver aspect of Law of Soul, but this doesn''t known to them.


    Using one''s soul to attack another soul was difficult to master, the stronger the person''s soul the powerful the soul attack was, if one attacks a person with stronger soul, the soul of the attacked person would absorbed the soul of the attacker.


    Mostly they used soul base techniques and magic spells as it was more easily mastered and less dangerous when used. Those who learned soul base attack even though they still yet to practice some Law, were considered elites amongst their ranks, a true genius.


    While those people with soul base attack artifacts where considered rich people and some of them might be killed because of the artifact they had. After all an artifact with soul attack ability wasn''t easy to forge and refine.


    Hence, many formidable factions valued those Master Artifacts Refiner. Their value was considered equivalent to those true genius, what''s more if they could create soul attack artifacts, their prestige were no less to that of God rank experts.


    Seigehart looked at the shivering beast like an affright puppy. How cute. He thought as he chuckled inwardly.


    "Aiyayay... What am I thinking!? My behavior were becoming weird. This beast wasn''t cute at all, definitely."


    The Temporal Frost Devil Dragon Goat heard it was too frightened to move, even though Seigehart was already under the effect of the beast''s Inherent ability, a passive ability called [Cowering Charm] from its dominant blood, the Luxuria Devil Goat.


    At all times, it would only active when it happened to be in extremely terrified state.


    Anyone who saw it terrified when its goat fur were dancing in rainbow color would be affected regardless of ranks, even Sovereigns wasn''t an exception, but the effect wouldn''t be drastic.


    As for those under deity rank they would be completely controled by the charm and would see the beast as some cute, fluffy and benign beast.


    If that happens, the affections of those whose affected would transform temporal raw energy, that would give strength to the beast for a short period of time.


    It would then strike and kill those who were under the charm or it would flee if the opponent was too strong even under the charm.


    The beast saw Seigehart recovered immediately from the charm and wasn''t affected in slightest was even more terrified.


    Under Seigehart''s words, it didn''t tried to flee, much less attack, because it knew that it was pointless to Seigehart and could easily caught it or kill it immediately by completely erasing its existence like his attack before.


    It just wait there from its inevitable death.


    Seigehart evaluate the beast as he scratched his chin. "This beast was a great cultivation resource. The blood even if faint, were still dragon and devil essence, it could be used at some techniques. It could also be concocted into Libido pill or Endurance potion to last in night activities."


    He walked closer to scrutinized the beast, and touched the fur. "The skin was a double layer of impenetrable defense, an icicle fur and crystal dragon scales, not bad. The horns were tough, when refined, could be an demigod rank artifact, a dagger or throwing knives, after all it was already an Immortal rank magical beast. The other internal organs also had many benefits..."


    Seigehart looked at the beast''s terrified eyes and said. "Should I kill you or not?"


    As the beast heard what Seigehart said, it saw hope and prostrated itself, bang its head on the icy ground and begged. "Hiii!!! Powerful expert! please! please let me live! I''ll do anything! You could harvest my blood anytime you want just don''t kill me!"


    "Is that so? But I want your horns..."


    "You could take my horns!"


    "...Also your claws..."


    "As well as my claws! All of it!"


    "How about your teeth?..."


    "Yes! Yes! Even my teeth! Just let me live!"


    "Oh... How unfortunate, but I really wanted your hide"


    "Hii!!! Please supreme expert! Let me live! I would repent from attacking you! I won''t attack any human anymore! I would even protect them from any harm! Just let me live!"


    Seigehart pretend amused from what it said, clapped his hands. "Oh.. What a good deal! But I''m not interested. Go back to you cave before I change my mind and kill you."


    Without saying a word it hurriedly goes back to the cave and dig deep the ice mountain, as finally reached the ground it immediately leaved the mountain without looking back. It didn''t even glance in any beast it passed by, what''s only in its mind was to flee, far away from the Ice Prism Mountain.


    Looking at the direction where it fled Seigehart only sighed as he sit crossed legged.


    "That beast was a funny one..." he chuckled.


    "better start off now to finish more early."


    He closed his eyes and entered a trance. He opened a rift directly to the Soul Realm where the Soul of a person would arrived when they die.


    The whole Soul Realm was endlessly cold dark, it doesn''t had an end, there was nothing, no land, nor air, just endless amount of translucent clouds which was the soul of a person, as well as the mysterious void energy, the coldness of the void sipped out and Seigehart could felt it, but he wasn''t affected.


    On his sea of consciousness, the book of universe recorded every single detail in the void, as well as updating it. When it started, new knowledge from the universe surged through the pages of the book integrating themselves on the book. It was vague at first, but eventually became clear to him as time passed by.


    At the center of the Soul Realm was a huge circle with many circularly aligned Intricacies of unknown letters. From there, at the center was a portal like hole where the soul''s destination resides, the Reincarnation Circle.


    When a soul entered, some of the unknown letter in the circle would shone and floated towards the center of the circle and the color of the portal would change, from blue, yellow, green, orange and so on...


    Some soul had the same unknown letters and colors when it entered the circle, while some was different. Some also have a mixed colors and unknown letters of two or more, depending on the translucency of the soul.


    There was two soul though, that was different from the rest, for it was brighter than the most. When it entered the circle, all unknown letters in the circle shone unceasingly and floated at the center. immediately after, a pure white portal opened at the center and pulled the bright soul inside, then closed as fast as it opened and the unknown letters goes back to where it was.


    The other one was entirely different amongst the soul, for the color of the soul wasn''t translucently white, instead was translucently black. Seigehart had a knowledge about this kind of soul.


    It was a corrupted evil soul. It was different, for even in the void it had retained its awareness, but it couldn''t fought the pull of the reincarnation circle.


    When it entered the circle all the unknown letter shone in pure white color, but instead of moving towards the center, it moved towards the corrupted evil soul, orbiting around it.


    The corrupted evil soul saw it, started to howled in pain because the unknown letters was forcefully cleansing the corrupted evil soul. Then, the black color of the soul gradually disappeared and replaced by a white color, until it was pulled through the red portal.


    Everything that happened in the Soul Realm wasn''t known to Seigehart because he was focused in updating the Book of Universe.


    It was also the one who recorded the events in the Soul Realm and Seigehart only needed to review the book again to acquired the knowledge it accumulated from the Soul Realm.


    Time passed like forever, the night was about to end, yet the temperature at the peak of the Ice Prism Mountain hadn''t rise, instead had dropped more, lower than before.


    Seigehart opened his eyes, satisfied of what he had gained. Now it could be said that Seigehart had a vast knowledge about the soul, though what he knew was only considered as 10 percent of the entire Law of Soul, still too far from having the ability to create soul.


    When he looked up, the dawn was approaching, thus he teleported back to the academy to send of his students.


    At the entrance of the academy, all his students were ready to gone out. They also already received the necessary help from the academy.


    Seigehart appeared in front of them, had stopped their bustling conversations and listened to shut he was about to said.


    "Looks like you''re all ready. Remember, register first as an adventurer at the Adventurers Association in th Yellow Leaf City. Also try conquering the Ruins of War Gods at the Sword Beast Forest. You''ll definitely advance immediately at that place. Good luck, let''s see each other again. I''m expecting you all to come back alive."


    "Yes! Teacher!" they said in unison.


    "Now, go!"


    With his signal they all gone out. Some rode on their contracted beast, while some only run towards the Yellow Leaf City, after all it was only several tenth kilometers away from the outskirt of academy.


    Seigehart couldn''t helped but smile as he looked at them. How enthusiastic they were to had their own adventure, for having an adventure on their own were every youths greatest dream.


    Exam had finally ended. Enjoy the chapter! Thanks for reading!

 Chapter Fourteen

    Note: " double quotes "  - Direct conversation


    '' single quote '' - indirect conversation


    Italic letters - thoughts


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    Chapter Fourteen: Heaven Grace''s Fruit


    On the way to Yellow Leaf City, Tania, Lily and Ascathon as they were originally friends, naturally grouped with each other, for they were more comfortable that way.


    While riding on the Thunder Clouds Sparrow, they talked of what they would do first, when they registered as an adventurers.


    "Tania, what do you think we should do first?" Lily asked.


    "I think we should take a quest first and if we saw Rick, let''s invite him to our group. After that let''s go to Sword Beast Forest." Tania replied.


    "That''s a good plan." Lily said as she grinned.


    "Yes, with Rick together with us. We could conquer the Ruins that teacher Seigehart told us!" Tania beamed, which caught Lily''s sight as her mischievous character surfaced, while Ascathon only smile knowingly at her.


    "hehehe, you really didn''t forgot about Rick. My bestfriend and childhood friend Princess Titania Everspear Lightbearer, daughter of Emperor Lourde Everspear and Empress Cathania Everspear Lightbearer, the doted Second Princess of Everspear Empire, has finally overcome puberty and finally had someone she loves! Kyaa!!! I can''t believe it!" Lily teased.


    Tania''s face became bright red as she heard it while Ascathon only laughed and nodded in approval.


    "that''s not- that''s not what you think! H-he is strong s-so I wanted to invite him to join us!" she defended.


    "Well, is that really the reason?" Lily asked smiling wryly.


    "O-of course! Ascathon help me!" she looked at Ascathon with pleading eyes.


    "Oh, how lucky of Rick. Anyway you two were really complements each other. Rick was from Soulreaver Clan. On the surface of the planet the Soulreaver clan was a force to be reckoned and revered, while you''re part of one of the Ancient clans. You two were part of two ancient clans. You two seemed fated to meet." he didn''t helped Tania instead he added fuel to the fire.


    Lily heard it thumbs up at him.


    "You two... You''re ganging up on me!" she said, her face became more red, which made the two laughed.


    "hahaha... Anyway, you knew my big brother right?" Ascathon asked and the two girls nodded as answers.


    "Hmm... I heard from him that he already came to the Ruins of War Gods and it was only accessible to all Warlord and Sage ranks. All people above those ranks were repelled by a formidable barrier and only a one time used."


    "Really?" the two girls asked in unison.


    "Yes, I also heard a rumor that the Ruins had a treasure vault full of spirit and magical cultivation resources, more importantly were the God rank artifacts."


    "God rank artifacts!? Is that Ruins a former city of Gods? To have such place exist here is really astonishingly luck for us. I''m fortunate to have followed Tania here at the Gaia''s Heart Academy, instead of joining the Gold Arcaide Academy." Lily said.


    "Yes, but it was only a rumor. If that''s really was true, only time would tell when we challenge the Ruins ourselves. So we need to be fully prepared. First let''s find informations about the Ruins, I know we would found many important info about it because it was popular to all students and adventurers. Let''s enter it after that and also invite Rick to join us. We could had higher success rate of conquering it that way."


    "See, I told you, Lily. Even your boyfriend was agreed to me." Tania said.


    "Oh, you just wanted to see him again, don''t make Ascathon as an excuse. Do you really misses him that much? Oh how romantic of you princess Titania. Searching for her knight in shining armour." Lily yet again teased her and yet Tania fall for it yet again.


    "You...."


    "Hahaha..." the two laughed


    "Don''t laugh!"


    "oh I remember when he stepped out in front to defend you from the attack of magical beast and catched you when you''re about to fall... How romantic!"


    "Ahh! Stop! Stop!!! Don''t say it!"


    "You also said... ''I think I found my knight''." she said in a very romantic voice.


    "ahhh!!! No! I didn''t heard anything! Please stop it!" Tania pleaded from Lily''s teased.


    Their teasing session continued until they reached the Yellow Leaf City.


    Meanwhile, in the Sword Beast Forest. Rick was fighting a formidable beast when he suddenly sneezed uncontrollably.


    *achoo!*


    ''What''s that!?''


    ''Idiot! Why did you stopped attacking!? Quick! it would escape!'' Ignavus exclaimed


    ''Okay, okay! I''m on it!'' he said through their mind connect but he suddenly sneezed yet again and the beast already fled.


    *achoo!*


    ''Arghh! It already escaped stupid beast! Stupid kid!''


    ''Hey! I didn''t-''


    *Achoo!*


    ''Ugh... Forget it. Let''s just tracked it down immediately, it didn''t ran far yet with its wounds.''


    ''Yeah, yeah... This quest is really troublesome. When would Tania and others arrived at the city?''


    ''meh! Missing his princess already.''


    ''i-idiot! That''s not what I''m thinking! Let''s track it down Idiot!''


    ''Hey! You''re going to opposite direction!''


    ''I-im just looking back!''


    ''.......you''re hopeless..'' Ignavus said as he stared dumbly at him. Ugh... Its so nice to be alive. If I wasn''t poisoned, I might had been alive up until now. It was all that snake''s fault! Damn that snake! He thought deeply.


    As Rick tried to tracked down the spirit beast he recently fought and miraculously escaped. He saw it near the Silver Water Lake, succumbed on its heavy wounds, inflicted by him.


    ''This stupid Blade-Clawed Marsupial escaped yet died from its wounds. Okay, store it to your Spatial Storage Ring and dismantle it away here, before some formidable beast came at the enticing scent of blood.'' Ignavus suggested which also on Rick''s mind.


    It has been no less one week, when Rick became an adventurer and already completed 17 quest.  Most were threat spirit beasts or magical beasts subjugation, some were raw material gathering and only two escorting quest from Yellow Leaf City to the City of Living Grassland, which takes one day to travel by foot while only half a day when on transportation, back and forth.


    Since there was no decent flat road, Cars nor other wheeled vehicles weren''t a good choice, thus traveling merchants mostly used magical beast, the Hunched-Back Bull Raptor which was not too picky on foods and only eat and live with grass. It could run about 80-140 kmph and lift hundred thousand pound. As it was an domesticated beast, thus it was easy to control.


    Rick didn''t know that he was being watched, as the beast''s corpse as a bait to lure big fishes. When he was about leave, something shourded the sky behind as it overshadowed him. It was a huge magical beast from the Silver Water Lake, a Silversword Giant Toad.


    ''Rick! Evade!"


    As Ignavus signaled, Rick also felt the danger and used his agility technique.


    "[Volcanic Leap]!" he pounced on the side, as he leave the ground, his whole body exploded with terrifying high temperature, that the incoming silver sword tongues were melted immediately as the tongues of the beast were turned to ash.


    The beast wailed as it was injured in its most vulnerable part, the tongues. It was shaped like swords with silver colour, because of the Silver Water Lake.


    As it was a coward from the beginning, it only relied on ambush tactics, as it was weak in face to face battle, that even with a bunch of Elite rank could kill it, even though it was a Warlord rank magical beast.


    It doesn''t had any attack ability except the Silver sword tongues which like a double edged sword. As the ambush failed, it immediately retreated back at the depth of the lake.


    Looking back at the retreating beast, Rick heaved a sign of relief. When he looked at the are where the attack of the beast landed, he was astonished.


    "How did that simple attack be so destructive!?" he said as he saw a 5x10 crater.


    ''Don''t be surprised. Didn''t you forgot that Silversword Giant Toad was a magical beast? It uses magical spells to stengthen its attack power, that''s why its destructive. If you didn''t evade that attack, you might be seriously wounded. Let''s go back.'' Ignavus explained and Rick dashed towards the Yellow Leaf City.


    On his way on the woods, Rick saw a blinding light from a far. curious of what it was, he approached towards the light''s location. As he neared the light intensified as he narrowed his eyes.


    ''Rick! we hit a jackpot! Your luck was really good! hahaha!'' Ignavus gleefully said.


    ''Why!? I couldn''t even see a thing! Its too damn bright!'' he complained.


    ''Cover yourself in spirit energy! You stupid kid.''


    Rick immediately did what he said and could finally see clearly what the light was. It was a Tree with brilliance enough to blind anyone who looked at it.


    ''Rick, this tree is a true treasure!''


    ''what''s with this tree?''


    ''This tree is called [Revering Light Willow Tree]. The wood of this tree was only second to the [Ancient Red Steel Wood]! When it was refined to an artifact, it could be ranked as Primordial rank artifact as it highest! More importantly was the tree''s fruit! The fruit was called [Heaven''s Grace Fruit], if consumed could make any person breakthrough to another rank without exception! Regardless of rank!''


    ''Then, let''s take it!''


    ''Rick, be wary. This Tree always had a Guardian. It wasn''t a spirit beast nor magical beast, but an Puppet Avatar! The strength of the Puppet Avatar varies to the strength of the challenger. In essence, it was a form of trial. With your strength, your opponent would be....'' Ignavus was interrupted as they heard a clank sounds.


    It was a golden armored knight avatar wielding a golden heavy sword with every steps it took, it produces a clank sounds. An indication that there was no one inside the armour.


    ''Like I thought, it have a strength of an Emperor rank. Rick don''t hold back!''


    ''Of course, I won''t!'' he replied.


    Rick saw the aura of the golden knight, knew that it far surpassed his. However, it didn''t able to scare him. With the help of his divine gift, the [Nine Heaven Scorching Sun] at the second stage. He could stand toe to toe with an early stage emperor rank, or escape from the clutches an middle stage emperor rank.


    Considering there''s no one to witnessed this divine gift of his. He could go all out and used it to the fullest. After all, he wanted to know how tyrannical this divine gift was.


    He moved forward with his sword, given by Seigehart, as he bravely faced the golden knight. As it horizontally lifted the golden heavy sword with only one hand like a stick, it created a violent gust and crushed the trees with only that simple move.


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    The Puppet Avatar, Golden knight doesn''t possessed the profound energy of an emperor rank, only the raw prowess of an early stage Emperor rank.


    The Golden knight looked valorous and gallant as the pairs of glowing golden eyes peered at him. Rick readied himself as he firmly held his sword with both hands. His resolute eyes glinted as an extremely hot yellow flame surged out from his body, creating distortion of space around him.


    His hair from the roots changed color, from black to yellowish with a faint of blue. Indication that Rick was already at the threshold of [Yellow Nascent Sun] and could breakthrough to [Blue Transcendant Sun].


    He continued to stare intently at the golden knight, without any warnings, it suddenly disappeared from his sight and appeared in front of him, with its golden heavy sword slashing at him.


    So fast! Rick exclaimed inwardly.


    However, instead of being scared, his blood boiled with the anticipation of having a great battle with nothing to spare. Rather than evading, Rick gladly meet it head on.


    The two swords clashed, creating a shocked wave with a clang. They were both pushed back. As they immediately regained their balance, the two attacked again. When the swords met, a shock wave yet again was produced. But this time, they''re weren''t pushed back.


    They continue to attack and didn''t tried to evade nor defend. They moved extremely fast around the tree as they attacked each other, peeling off a small pasture of grasses around the tree.


    In that several seconds, they already exchanged 26 blows, that the grassy land around the tree became barren with numerous shallow craters. Though, it was only several seconds, for them it was like an hour, that seems the time around them slowed down momentarily as they exchanged blows.


    At the 27th exchange of attacks, the attack possessed tenfolds of the previous attacks, that the moment their swords crossed, the land and air around them were annihilated.


    Which by then they abruptly stopped from their onslaughts and moved back, creating a distance from one another, standing at the edge of the 1000x100 crater, that was produced by the destructive exchange.


    Within their exchanged of attacked, Rick didn''t used any techniques, only his raw prowess and energy circulated through his sword and body, added with physical amplification his divine gift given to him, his every slash could cut diamonds and melt steels.


    As they took distance, the time the seems slowed down started to came back. The results of the assaults took action. Wounds appeared on Rick''s body, including the Golden knight.


    Rick had three wounds, his internals were damaged by the tyrannical force of the Golden knight''s golden heavy sword, a shallow cut yet blood oozed on his left limb and arms. His hands were shaking from the accumulated force of Golden knight''s attacks, as he kneeled down.


    While the golden knight''s damages weren''t good as Rick''s. Its waist were almost cut in half while the golden heavy sword was sliced from the Fuller. It kneeled down as well, using its damaged heavy sword as a leverage from falling down.


    Rick saw it, smiled as he thought he defeated it, as the golden armour became black. Rick was astonished as what he saw. The golden knight''s wound healed like new, the heavy sword became black as well and repaired itself. As he saw it,  he knew that the fight still far from finished.


    The eyes of the golden knight became crimson, as it entered rage mode, the aura it has became grim like a reaper as the heavy swords glowed in black color.


    Rick still had some energy to continue, but if he meet the heavy sword head on. His internals might receive considerable damage, that might cost his life. He stand up as he remembered what Seigehart told him before he left the academy.


    *"As for our temporary parting words, listen carefully. Everything was made of energy, everything in lands, in seas or in sky, all in the universe. All spirit energy users had the ability to control it and used it on their own, to assimilate with it. Remember, you''re part of the nature. Use it as when you''re in dire predicament."*


    Then, he looked at the standing black knight, as the sunlight bounced from its armour, as he suddenly had thought of something the would definitely help him.


    He used the yellow sun inside him to attract and absorbed the sun''s energy. The fire and light were on the same category as life energy, thus it was all absorbed by him without difficulty.


    The yellow sun refined it to the purest form and channeled it through out his whole body, as it rapidly healed his wounds. He would needed 10 seconds at most, to be fully healed. Hence, he decided to temporarily evade the black knight''s every attack as Rick started to count in mind.


    ''One... Two... Three..." yet the black knight still hasn''t moving.


    When on the fifth count, it suddenly disappeared and appeared behind him, which greatly surprised him. It''s speed from before far more exceed now. He was caught off guard but to shake it off, he used his sun''s ability second stage ability.


    "[Sun Super Nova]!"


    Kneeling down, an explosion of yellow flame surged out from him. It causes him half of his accumulated pure fire energy, as it caught the black knight and blasting it off a few meters away.


    "seven... Eight..."


    His wounds was almost fully healed and he was able to stand up and fight back, instead he backed away from the knight, while it pursued him and catched up to him.


    It did received some damage, that some parts of the armour were melted.


    On the ninth second, it already reached him and attack 3 times which he didn''t foolishly meet head on, instead he evaded it and struggle to parried it. The tyrannical force within the 3 heavy sword strikes were evident as it sundered the ground with every strikes. As he deflected it, his hands would gone numb even the heavy sword only grazed his sword.


    Kuah! If it hits me with my current condition, I''m dead for sure! He exclaimed in thought.


    It attacked again with much more force than before. Rick could feel that the incoming attack was much more stronger. It was fast and powerful that the air around the heavy sword were trembling as it moved towards his head.


    As it moved closer, he decided to defend with all his strength as the 10th second was up and his wounds were completely healed. He immediately activated his Divine gift and once again, yellow flame surged out from his with full power.


    His sword shone brighter than the sun with temperature for exceeds the sun. It was his [Sun Super Nova], instead of his body, he used it at his sword, draining all his accumulated pure fire energy.


    Anyone who saw it from a far would think that the sun was setting from Rick''s location.


    He didn''t confronted the heavy sword, he only parried it. With the heavy sword''s tyrannical force it destroyed everything in its path. If he didn''t parried it, he would definitely be gravely injured to the point of being dead.


    He was just thankful that the Puppet Avatar he was fighting didn''t even possessed any self awareness and only know what it was inclined to do.


    As the sword''s brightness intensified, it burned everything around it, but Rick wasn''t affected because of his immunity from his divine gift.


    "Take this! [Sword of Schorcing Sun]!" he roared, slashing upwards to the black knight''s waist, It cuts through the armour of the black knight like paper, as his sword exploded, it destroyed everything around them.


    Luckily, they''re several kilometers far away from the [Revering Light Willow Tree]. If not, he might hadn''t died from battle, but from regret. If he happened to unknowingly destroyed the thing that would be the fruit of his blood and energy.


    As Rick looked around, all he saw were smokes that could be saw from a far that reached the sky, in a deep crater. "This smoke and light from before must had attracted a lot of attentions. I better claim my reward before they come here." he said and ran as fast as he could to the location of [Revering Light Willow Tree].


    He found the [Heaven Grace''s Fruit] floating in front of the tree, waiting for him to picked it up. ''This Tree was really peculiar.'' he said in mind.


    ''Of course, it is!'' Ignavus interjected


    ''Ahh! Ignavus! Why weren''t you responding a while ago!? I almost died! But luckily, I pulled it off in the end.''


    ''You''re really stupid! Why did you fight that Puppet Avatar head on!? Do you really wanted to die!? It won''t feel anything! Not fear nor pain! And the strength it has was an early stage emperor rank! Do you here me!? Emperor rank! Even if it was only raw prowess it was still emperor rank! If you used you''re most powerful technique from the start, you didn''t need to ran! Stupid kid! What am I gonna do to you!?'' Ignavus scolded as he sighed in helplessness.


    ''I''m sorry, I don''t know that it was that... powerful.''


    ''As for why I couldn''t talk to you. It was because of the magic formation placed in this whole place.''


    ''huh!? There''s a magic formation here!? How did that happen!?''


    ''I don''t know who laid it here. Who ever he was. He must be definitely strong. This magic formation was able to cut our soul ties and trapped me here inside the moment that Golden knight Attacked.''


    ''So that''s why I couldn''t sense you, when I ran and stall for time. Correction, it was a Black knight.''


    ''I saw a bright light at your previous location. Quick, take the fruit and leave before some people come, rushing here.''


    ''Hmm...'' Rick nodded and took the fruit and store it in his Spatial Storage Ring. When they stepped out of the magic formation, it didn''t obstruct them.


    As they looked back at the tree, Rick noticed something.


    ''Ignavus, look! The tree began producing flowers!'' he pointed towards the tree.


    ''What!? How''s that possible!? In my memory, this Tree needed hundred year to produce flower and another to bore fruit and another to ripe! How''s that possible!?... Unless... that might be it...'' he pondered.


    ''Rick, let''s go back now. You won''t had another chance in acquiring fruit from this Tree. The magic formation would definitely won''t let you come closer.''


    ''Yeah, I think so too. My body felt heavy like something oppressing me. It must be the magic formation.'' he said and leave.


    On his way back to Yellow Leaf City, Rick didn''t encountered any predicament. As he neared, he saw many students of Gaia''s Heart Academy entering the city.


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 Chapter Fifteen

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    Chapter Fifteen: Incoming Storm


    ''Looks like your princess has arrived, stupid kid.'' Ignavus said, grinning at him.


    ''she''s not my princess!''


    ''Oh why you''re face was heating up? Do you have a fever Rick?''


    ''I-idiot! It''s because of the hot weather!'' Rick reasoned.


    ''Is that''s so? Even though your immune to high temperature, yet your feeling hot? That''s... ''


    ''Arghh! Let''s just greet them!'' he interrupt, as he straightend himself and wave towards his friends to caught their attention.


    Its good to be damn alive. Come to think of it, could I be able to touch another ghost? Nevermind, it was too rare for a ghost to appear anyway. Ignavus suddenly thought.


    Tania, Lily and Ascathon saw him and headed towards his direction.


    "looks who''s here. The knight in shining armor." Lily said.


    "Sh-shu-shut up! Lily!" Tania exclaimed as her face reddened.


    "Knight in shining armour?" Rick dumbly asked as he tilted his head.


    "Oh~ you want to know? He was..."


    "Lily, I said shut up." she said imperatively stern.


    "Aah, I didn''t said anything!..." she said immediately as she saw Tania''s face.


    "Good..."


    "But... even though you''re angry, your cuteness overload! Kyaa! Let me hug you!" Lily said and firmly hugged the struggling to break free from get arm.


    "hahaha, okay let''s register now and gather information about the Ruins." Ascathon said to the two girls as they continue on what they''re doing. He looked at Rick and asked. "Rick, why don''t we join hands again?"


    "Sure, I''m waiting for you three to conquer the ruins with you, anyway."


    "Oh so you''re waiting for us in whole one week?"


    "Yeah, that''s what teacher Seigehart said, that it would be one week before you gone out the temporal dimension. Thus, I did many quest in whole 6 days. Then, only do quest near the city so I could check out on you guys."


    "hey, you two let''s go or we''ll leave you here." Ascathon said as the two followed and they entered the City, ignoring the guards, which only indifferently looked at them and continue inspecting the goods of the merchant caravans.


    While the merchants only looked at them; Annoyed that they need to line up for inspection while the students of the academy didn''t.


    The guards didn''t need to, because once they saw the ring on their hands, as well as the uniform, they already knew they''re genuinely a students of the academy and not impostors who steal rings from the students, because it was impossible to do so.


    For once the ring given by the academy got snatched away, once it leaves their finger, it would be destroyed automatically.


    "Wow~ so this is the yellow leaf city. All the leaves of the plants at the side walks are all Yellow. How peculiar, this kind of place didn''t exist outside." Lily mused.


    "Right, but how did the leaves became yellow? Not even a single one is green or brown." Tania added.


    "No one knows what or why it has become like this. The only things is, any plant you planted, if the plant''s leaf are originally green or other colors, no matter what it will turn into yellow." Rick said, sating their curiosity.


    "Hmm... Truly bizarre, yet beautiful." Ascathon as he examined a leaf in his hand. Even if plucked out, the leaf didn''t turned into any color. As many fallen leaves were scattered at all streets.


    "That''s not all, wait until twilight. You will be surprise to what you''ll see." Rick said which peeked their attention.


    "Okay, let''s register then eat outside to watch the setting of the sun! Rick can you take us to the adventurers association building?" Tania asked as she looked at other direction.


    Rick don''t know why she''s avoiding his gaze and only shrugged his shoulder and answer. "Sure, follow me this way."


    And so they followed. As they walked towards the center of the city, Lily and Ascathon smile wryly as they looked at the two, happily talking to each other.


    As they walked all people they passed by would only glance at them and go back to their own businesses. It was really a normal occurrence to them, but after all they''re from Gaia''s Heart Academy, the academy who gave them a wonderful life in the realm.


    Although, they didn''t revered the students, they still held an anticipation that they would be someone whose name would resound through the whole world, because they''re tought by Seigehart.


    Who didn''t know the preparator of the strange occurrence in Yellow Leaf City? Even though they didn''t know Seigehart was the creator of the realm. They were extremely grateful to him, because of what he gave to them.


    He tought them the importance of the yellow leaves. The hidden properties of the yellow substance that came from the leaves of every plants within the city, which could be made into an [Golden Blood Potion], an extremely potent healing salve.


    Though, it couldn''t regrew cut off limbs, it could take any man from the door step of death, with only one small bottle.


    It is the city''s product that they export from another city to another, and sell it to the adventures. After all, the beasts in Gaia''s realm were all strong, completely different from outside and chances of being injured at collecting material from beasts were high.


    As they arrived at the huge infrastructure before them, Rick suddenly felt an extremely ominous gaze. As he felt a jolt of danger from his surroundings, that made him frantically looked in every direction, which agitate his friends.


    "Rick, what is it?" Tania asked. As concern was evident in his friends faces.


    Shaking his head, Rick send a mental message to Ignavus. ''Ignavus, don''t come out, and cautiously watch our surroundings.''


    ''Don''t worry, leave it to me.'' Ignavus assured to him, which made him slightly signed in relief.


    He smiled to his friends and said. "No, it''s nothing. Let''s go and register you app as am adventurer and form our party!"


    As they thought anything won''t go wrong, the storm that brewed had started to move.


    The Orbital Tower Sect, Orion Sect, Gold Arcaide Academy, Violet Water Sect, Divine Lightning Sect had already issued a petition against the Gaia''s Heart Academy to be punished by the Law of Underground Haven, under the jurisdiction of The Law Order.


    Currently, the leaders of each institution were at the [Mountain of Authority], which where the Headquarter of The Law Order located. They were the one who personally issued it, to exhibit their unity about the matter.


    As to make the matter of the petition be more essential to The Law Order. They planned on enticing one of the Five High Officials of the great benefits of the Gaia''s realm had.


    Of course, they already had an strong cards on their hands, as well as right strategy for the matter. As they still hadn''t know how strong the expert behind the Gaia''s Heart Academy was.


    They personally passed the petition to the most easily bewitch person, Arialan Hubhab, the Fifth High Official. As he was known for being pretentious and susceptible.


    Though, he had such disdainful character, he was still an important official and strength to back up his words.


    "It''s really a rare sight to see bunch of sect leaders and academy headmasters here at my place. So, what king of bad air lead you all here?" Arialan said mockingly as he grinned amusingly.


    "The bad air is the Gaia''s Heart Academy. Their monopolization of the newly found hidden realm at their territory." Orbital Tower sect patriarch Golou said, bluntly hitting the bottom of the lake.


    "Oh what''s with the second rate academy? That news you brought was already know to all people. Who didn''t know it? Though, I wandered, what''s the Gaia''s realm looks like." Arialan said as he imagined a lecherous paradise.


    "Inside the realm was an environment with dense energy and hidden places surpassed that Ancient continent''s Labyrinth of Zor." Violet Water sect matriarch Cindi said, as they felt an domineering pressure from behind.


    Even Golou the strongest amongst them wasn''t unable to make an emotionless complexion. It only means that this person was way more stronger than him.


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    "Don''t said that word leisurely, Cindi. It might cause you, your death, Be wary." said by an middle aged man in blue and black leather tunic, with low voice but powerful enough to be heard.


    "High Official Straz!" they all greeted.


    "first brother Straz, you''ve come. I''d  expected it anyway. Hehe... I know you''ll visit me after you found out about them." Arialan said smiling, while Sigeil silently nodded and Arialan offered him a seat.


    As Sigeil seated, his eyes quietly scrutinized them, as he close his eyes and said.  "You wanted to use the Law of Underground Haven to enter the Gaia''s realm? What a brainy bunch. We''ll take action immediately. This hidden expert you talked about has only mediocre strength. I could destroy his barrier." he said and walked out.


    "Arialan, arrange everything we''ll personally go to the Gaia''s realm. I want to see how powerful this hidden expert truly is." he said before stepping out the room.


    As the leaders heard it, amused smile appeared in their faces, as their plan worked and only needed to wait for the good results.


    "Okay, you can leave now. I have things to do. We''ll contact you immediately when, everything is ready." Arialan said and the leaders bowed and leave, satisfied of what the outcome was...


    Meanwhile, at the academy. Seigehart is currently training a bunch of Sage rank students.


    "Now sit in meditative position and enter a trance into your sea of consciousness." Seigehart and the students complied.


    "You''ll see an unstable and endless thin stream of light, stretched all over your consciousness. As it flail, a spark could be seen in collision of some parts, that stream of light is your Battle Experiences."


    "As you see, some parts of the light particles have an different difficulty of knots. The more light particles were entangled, the more difficult it is to unbind. As you unbind the knots, some memories of your past battles will randomly flash in your mind giving you insights. This is the initial stage of Sage rank. Now, count the knots and tell me how many what you see." Seigehart said.


    Then after a minutes someone opened his eyes and raised his hand.


    "I have over 1890, teacher. Is it too many? This would take a lot of time." he said the latter in low tone, but still heard by Seigehart. After it followed by other students.


    "teacher, I have 2509."


    "1693"


    "500"


    "Only 500!? Isn''t that small!?" said by someone.


    "4806"


    "That''s a lot..." someone''s remarked.


    "10093" said by someone, which caught the attention of others, for being huge number.


    "Umm... How come mine is too many than others?"


    "That''s seems would take a lot of time..." they all said.


    "Umm... I have 390..."


    "Eh!? Too small!? How come!?"


    "Now, Quiet down." Seigehart said as the noise ceased and Seigehart continued to his explanation.


    "The numbers of knots are inversely proportional to your foundation. As I said before, the more parts were entangled the more difficult it is to unbind. Now, you all tell me the smallest number of parts that were entangle at once." Seigehart asked.


    Then, the students entered their sea of consciousness and counted the parts. After a minute, one by one opened their eyes and answered. "mine is 5 different parts. teacher."


    "Mine is 2..."


    "Mine too"


    ......


    "Mine is 3"


    "Mine is 4"


    "As you all noticed. The lower the number of knots, the more parts are tangled together. As the knots signifies, the emotional, physical and spiritual conflicts you encountered on every battle. While others have more numbers, it only means they encountered many conflicts than others, while those with less numbers encountered less. As those with less had an even more solid foundation, than those with more."


    "Now, try to unbind one knot with smallest number of parts. Let''s see how much time you''ll need to complete one. Remember, don''t haste. This process is a little bit crucial. With consecutive collisions of parts, the light particles might severe and repairing one would take more time, than unbinding one. Okay, start now."


    Half an hour later, all students that unbinded 2 entangled parts, had already opened their eyes and waited for others. While those with 3 and 4 need more than half an hour and those with more, need more than one hour.


    All of them sweated as they finished unbounding one. A moment later, someone groaned in pain and held his head, as he felt a mild headache.


    "that''s what you would felt when you accidentally severed one knot... no one could help you but your own. To repair the severed part, concentrate on it and analyze the severed part. Be careful not to connect the wrong ends or you will have more serious problem." Seigehart said, as the student answered with a slow nod.


    "Now, what you all felt after you unbinded one?" he asked as some raised their hand and Seigehart picked one.


    "Okay, Amare. Tell us, how many parts of the knot you unbinded and what you felt afterwards." Seigehart pointed towards the student who raised her hand.


    "I unbinded a knot with 3 different parts. After unbinding one, I didn''t felt anything." she answered. Some nodded at her answer, as they also felt the same.


    "Hmm... You took more than half an hour just to unbind a knots with 3 different parts. As it is your first time, it is only natural that you took more time. But, as you familiarize yourself with the process. You could do it in a minute or so. Especially, for those with greater number of knots. As you all unbinded a knot, it was accompanied with a boost in strength. As the difficulty of unbinded knot increases, its also followed by an considerable increase in strength. You didn''t felt it, but as you continue to unbind the knots, you will subsequently feel the changes."


    "Continue to unbind the knots in streams of light particles, until you completely unbind all the knots. Thereafter, you''ll breakthrough to middle stage Sage rank. By there, the process to breakthrough to peak stage rank will be different. That''s all for today. You may take your lunch."


    As Seigehart said the latter, they all rushed out of the room, to the huge cafeteria with many comfortable table sets. While Seigehart was the only one left inside the room.


    When he was about to leave, a red-haired lady came looking for him.


    "Oh Teacher Seigehart, I''ve been waiting for you. Come the Headmaster had came out from his seclusion training, faster than he thought and he wanted to see you and talked about something." she said as anxiety could be seen in her eyes.


    What is it this time? Anyway I don''t have anything to do. He thought.


    "Okay, let''s go." he said and they immediately disappeared from the room and arrived at an conference room, in front of the headmaster and elders with the red-haired lady beside him.


    Upon seeing them, the elders all smile, as Seigehart sits on the empty seat as he started to speak. "You breakthrough to Highgod rank, Blayne. You can defend the academy from now on. With that, even if I leave, I will be at ease. But that will still be in the near future. Well, it depends on the circumstances... So what is it this time?"


    All the elders had a solemn expression when they heard what he had said. Though, they knew it was inevitable, that Seigehart was someone... incomprehensible and couldn''t be tied up with only one place. They still couldn''t help but felt somewhat lonely, whenever they thought about it.


    Blayne, looked at Seigehart, then to the red-haired lady from before and offered her a seat. "Please, sit down beside Seigehart, Princess Rosalia."


    "Thank you, headmaster." she bowed slightly and sit down, as Blayne started his narration.


    "Our Gaia''s City is within the boundary of Howlstrom Empire which had an enmity with the neighboring Empire, the Everspear Empire. As the peace treaty fall into jeopardy, the Howlstrom Empire declared war against the Everspear Empire. The Howlstrom Empire knew that a royalty from Everspear Empire is under our tutelage and they behest us to relinquish them. I call you all here to talk about this matter."


    As Blayne finished what he wanted to say, Seigehart had began to spoke, which startled the Princess Rosalia beside him.


    "There''s no need to talk about this, Blayne. Tell them we won''t hand over the Everspear royalties. End of discussion. If they insist on this and became aggressive, I''ll deal with them myself." he said the latter with a dark tone and walked out of the room, leaving the dazed people behind.


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 Chapter Sixteen

    Chapter Sixteen: Predicament after another


    Princess Rosalia was flabbergasted when Seigehart bluntly said that they won''t easily relinquished them. She initially thought, Seigehart was some egoistical eccentric. Who only thought of his own life but admittedly,  she was entirely wrong. She felt ashamed as a princess for judging someone without knowing them.


    As she stand up and bowed respectfully towards the headmaster and elders, regardless of her social standing, as she said. "Headmaster, I''m deeply sorry for putting you on dangerous situation. I... if anything don''t goes well... We''ll surrender to the Howlstrom Empire. I''m really sorry." An apologetic tone was evident in her voice, as her eyes started to moist.


    "Haha, it''s okay. We appreciate your solicitude. Don''t worry, we''re not the Gaia''s Heart Academy, if we couldn''t even protect our students from harm. So rest assured, you''re extremely safe here. However, not your family outside the realm. They''re in liability to lose the war. Moreover, that they''re enemies made an alliance. I''m sorry but we can''t even help you in this matter." Blayne said in an apologetic tone


    Rosalia felt at ease that they were safe, that the academy didn''t tought of them as burdens, at the same time, felt extremely unease about her empire, especially her family.


    "It''s okay, headmaster. Protecting us was already far enough. We''re extremely thankful." she sighed as anxiety could be seen in her eyes. Please, father, mother, Angraelia and Octavus. Be safe. She wholeheartedly wished.


    "However, I know someone who could have help you. But it all depends if he wanted to. I can''t force him to this." Blayne said, which elated the princess.


    "Headmaster, it''s okay. If this someone can help me and my sister return home safely, without being captured by the experts of Howlstrom Empire that waiting to ambush us once we goes out of the Gaia''s City. it is already enough. We we''ll compensate him considerably. So Headmaster, who is this person you spoke of?"


    Elder Croll answered her question. "you know him. He had just left."


    Her eyes widened with the revelation. Without words she stormed out of the room and head towards the main entrance of the building. Hoping to see the said person.


    "Headmaster, why don''t we help her? Now that your a Highgod. We didn''t need to be scared of them. After all we''re also about to breakthrough to God rank. Once it happened our academy will became one of the first rate academy in the whole Underground Haven." Elder kuro said.


    "No we can''t. The Howlstrom Empire had two Highgods. The Emperor and the Grand Elder of Howlstrom Clan. If we helped them, they might appease their wrath towards us and act directly destroying our academy. After all there''s no law prohibiting about eradicating an academy directly. Only Empire between empire." Blayne explained.


    "Also, teleportation inside the Gaia''s City is hindered by the barrier, and if we acted personally. The undercover expert of the Howlstrom Empire would immediately know about it, as they watched every entrances of Gaia''s City without blinking their eyes." Elder Wise added. As they heard it, they couldn''t helped but sighed.


    Princess Rosalia had already traversed the whole building but she was unable to found even a silhouette of Seigehart. She walked out of the building with a dejected expression, to be suddenly disappeared as she saw Seigehart in front of her.


    "Looks like those old mans, had involved me in this matter. Anyway, I don''t have anything to do, so I''ll take up your plea."


    "*sob* thank you teacher!" she exclaimed with conflicting emotions.


    At the Howlstrom Emperial Castle, the emperor sitting on his intimidating throne, waiting for the message in Gaia''s City to arrive. His eyes had an concealed dreadful wrath as he peered down the whole Capital city of Howlstrom Empire.


    His most trusted vassal comes. "Your majesty, a messager from our men at the Gaia''s City has come." he said and signalled the man to comeforth.


    "Your majesty, I have come with message." the man kneeled, bowing his head.


    As the emperor raised his hand, the man started to speak. "Your majesty, the barrier of the Gaia''s City is as they said, extremely formidable. A God rank would die just from entering and one of the Gold Arcaide Academy Elder fell victim from it. Coupled with tight security, but luckily we''re able to enter the city. We also found that the barrier is powered and maintained by an magic formation, as it is also the weakness. About the answer of the Gaia''s Heart Academy to your majesty''s behest, this letter was given to me by the headmaster himself." he said and offered the piece of paper that taken to the emperor by his most trusted vassal.


    Then, the vassal read the letter to the emperor. "To your majesty, Emperor Bulkwain Howlstrom. I''ll cut from the formalities. My sincerest apology, however regarding our answer. We won''t relinquish our own student. Thus, instead protect them. As long as they''re student of my academy, they''re not part of any Emperial household but part of my Gaia''s Heart Academy. Written by the Headmaster Blayne."


    "Pretentious! Impertinent! This second rate academy become arrogant because no one could breach their defense!? Cowards! Bunch of turtles! Hiding in their shells! Astoni, watch over the outside of Gaia''s City. Report back immediately once you caught wind of the Everspear royalties. Proceed as you were instructed. Now leave." An irritation and anger was evident in his voice, as his eyes flashed with cold killing intent.


    "You!" Bulkwain pointed towards the kneeling man. "You discovered an essential information. You''ll be rewarded by five hundred thousand high quality elemental crystal. Proceed as you were instructed, destroy the magic formation of the Gaia''s City barrier, with any means necessary."


    "thank you your majesty! We''ll immediately do what your majesty had instructed." the man said and leave urgently, not wanting to bath in the cold atmosphere of the throne room, because of Bulkwain''s killing intent.


    The person beside him, sweated coldly as he felt the cold air coming from the emperor. As Emperor Bulkwain called his vassal. "Gavin!"


    Sweating coldly, scared out of his wits. He still replied splendidly, yet stuttering. "y-yes! Your majesty!?"


    Emperor Bulkwain looked at him coldly like a prey. The vassal seems felt his body shrunk from the beastly eyes of the emperor, as his whole body stiffened, not daring to move even an inch.


    "Gavin, tell General Hawkins to march immediately towards the Juggernaut Pass, camp at the Red Mush Plain and wait for me their. I''ll personally lead the attack." Emperor Bulkwain darkly said. As cold killing intent comes forth. To not be caught with it, the vassal immediately leave to do what was assigned to.


    Mobilizing an army could take a long time because it would undergone many process of preparation, moreover that they''re preparing for a war. However, everything was already prepared a long time ago before the treaty was abolished. It is likely that Bulkwain only awaited this entire time march.


    Louder Everspear! Your doom has come! Now that the treaty between empires ceased. I''ll take this chance to smitten your entire empire and kill your family in front of you! I''ll have your head in my hands soon! This is my VENGEANCE! Emperor Bulkwain swore deeply within his vindictive heart.


    The news about the war preparation of Howlstrom Empire had already spread from south to north, the east to west, and reached the ears of the Everspear Empire.


    Emperor Louder had anticipated it and already mobilized his whole army, ready to march to the borders, as well as keeping the security tight at every cities within their territory, to avoid any internal strife tactics of the enemy empire. Because Emperor Louder knew what Emperor Bulkwain could do.


    Resorting to any tactics, just to completely crush him. Even if Emperor Bulkwain, sacrifice many of his army, if it could brought the death and suffering of his number one adversary, nothing is impossible.


    "As I thought. He awaited this right time to strike me. But I won''t let him." he said to himself. As he looked at his army. With his generals beside him, they moved forward and would reach the Red Mush Plain in 3days.


    "March forward!" he shouted and the whole army respond with a roar that shook the ground.


    Meanwhile at the Sword Beast Forest. Four people were cautiously advancing towards the center of the forest. From when they entered, they already encountered seven magical beast and spirit beast, but they were able to kill all of them without difficulty.


    As they move forward, the beast they encountered became less and less, which was really unusual that made them more cautious. They might had entered the territory of an formidable beast or they''re closed to their destination.


    Either of the two, they didn''t afford to became relaxed and moved forward with extreme caution, as well as slightly slower to preserved their stamina.


    When they saw a ruins, they''re eyes beamed with curiosity, as it is their destination, the Ruins of War Gods.


    There were countless masculine stone columns with different shapes and sizes scattered all over the place, as every one of them had an mysterious intricacies, while covered in Green luminous moss, giving of an ancient look.


    At the center of it was a 100 m radius circular clearing, without any rubbles. The only thing at it, was an 1000 ft arch. At first look it was extremely normal, but if anyone thought of how an arch, amidst the 100km ruins of solid rocks and marbles was left standing and without scratches nor dirt on it, who would not suspect it as something special?


    More so that it was well polished, like it was cleaned frequently without leaving a day of not attended, even the strange markings on it wasn''t erased by the passage of time.


    Ascathon, Lily, Rick and Tania weren''t the only people at the ruins. Within the five kilometer area of the ruins, there were also other groups of students and some were group of Silver rank adventurers, while some were solo.


    "So this is the Ruins of War Gods." Lily said as he looked around.


    As they looked around, they spotted some people that was destroying columns but were unable to even put a scratch on the column.


    "Arghh! I can''t believe this old stone was this tough! I''ll destroy you!" the youth roared, and continued to strike the column, yet the results were the same.


    All people only watched him with pity. Only powerful Warlords and Sages could destroyed it, but they need to put all their energy into the attack just to make a crack. That''s how hard a Primal Marble is. After all, it was one of the top quality material to forge an Emperor rank artifact.


    ''This whole huge city is made of primal marble!? where did they even found primal marbles this many!? That''s for an ancient civilization for you. Full of mysteries.'' Ignavus exclaimed at their mind connection.


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    ''Primal marble? What''s that?'' Rick asked out of curiosity.


    ''You don''t know it?...  It is a top quality material for forging an Emperor rank artifact, that''s why its that tough. But you could destroy thousands of it if you use your Flame.''


    ''No, I won''t. It is better to be cautious than sorry.''


    As they walked, an earth shattering boom resounded, as something huge came out of the ground and blown out many rubbles lf primal marble destroying it on the process.


    Many artifacts shoot out from it and landed on the ground. As it was too obvious, all people around saw it immediately rushed over to pick one for their own.


    However, as this people come closer a huge shadow enveloped them as their upper body disappeared and blood stained the white ground.


    "That''s an warlord rank spirit beasts! An Pristine Death Worm! As I thought! There''s something like that here. After all it lived in placed near an lode of marbles. Quick! Run! It''s body was tough as the Primal Marble!" someone shouted.


    As they saw their comrades died from the beasts attack. They immediately fled from the place. However, as they about to leave, another dozens of holes appeared on the ground, scattered around the whole area, few hundred meters around them.


    Even though, there were hundreds of adventurers at the place. They were unmatched by the body toughness of the spirit beasts and was slaughtered by it.


    "How did Pristine Death Worm populated this many!?" someone shouted as it was really suspicious.


    "We''re surrounded by a family of Pristine Death Worm! Its to eat to be eaten! Arghh!!!" someone shouted and charged forward to one of the pristine death worm.


    "Stupid Don''t! You can''t defeat it!" someone warned, but it''s too late. He was already eaten by another worm that appeared beneath him.


    "Shit! Fly! Use your brains! We''re in the den of Pristine death worm. This worms couldn''t fly!" someone shouted, but when he was about to fly with his flying artifact.


    He was killed by someone and seized the artifact for himself and flew out of the place. "Haha! I''m gonna live! I''m alive! I''m alive!..... Arrgh!!!" he shouted with happiness. But confronted by a giant mouth with thousand sharp teeth. It was the Indomitable Death Worm, an peak stage Sage rank spirit beast, the king of pristine death worms.


    Rick and his group were frantically fleeing away, when a pristine death worm appeared in front of them, and surprised attack them. They were able to immediately evade the attack and was blown out several meters, but Ascathon was less fortunate than them.


    Though he was alive, his left limb was eaten by it. Because the beast was faster then the average pristine death worm. It''s body was a bit smaller and red instead of white. It was the Blood Death Worm, an middle stage Sage rank spirit beast, the queen of pristine death worm.


    "Ascathon! *sob*" Lily worriedly shouted as she rushed at his side.


    "Lily don''t! It''s dangerous!" Tania obstructed the struggling Lily.


    "Tania! Leave! Get out of here! Bring Lily! I''ll rescue Ascathon, let''s meet at the Yellow Leaf City!" Rick shouted and rushed towards Ascathon with his sword.


    But the beast was already in front of Ascathon with its mouth was wide open ready to grind him whole.


    Rick saw it, didn''t held back and used his technique. "Volcanic step!" he inwardly roared with urgency. His body covered in extremely hot flame, like a lava shooting out of volcano. His whole body was still in half second, and leaped towards Ascathon. Bit it wasn''t enough as the Blood Death Worm was faster than him.


    "Ascathon use your ring!" he shouted as it was the only thing left to save him.


    As Ascathon poured energy into the ring, he was immediately enveloped in light and disappeared, leaving the enraged Blood Death Worm as its food had escaped.


    As it saw Rick, the Blood Death Worm charged at him with incredible speed. However, as it felt the sudden rise in temperature, it immediately tried to flee.


    ''Rick, there''s no one around. Use your flame to slaughter this damn worms! You could breakthrough to middle stage once you''re done! Use them as stepping stone!'' Ignavus suggested.


    However, from the shadow, someone was watching him intently. This person also knew of Ignavus''s existence. As Ignavus was a peak stage Highgod, and an extraordinary one at that when he was alive.


    Now, that he is in spiritual form, Ignavus was extremely sensitive to energy and could perceive any movement within his range. That''s why the person in the shadow didn''t dare to reveal himself, even though the person was a peak stage True God rank expert.


    Only several adventurers were left while the other students also used their ring to fled, as well as Tania and Lily or they would die, as they were don''t had any chances to fled. On the other hand, those Silver rank adventurers would definitely die, as they without a doubt were unmatched against the beasts strong defense and numbers.


    Rick on the other hand was not bothered by it at all. He used his Nine Heaven Schorcing Sun as a fuel for his Volcanic step technique, as it also function as speed booster and defense. Any beast that managed to approach him would be engulf in yellow flames.


    The Indomitable Death Worm was enraged by this and rushed towards him. It''s giant body swum underground until it reaches Rick while busy fighting some pristine death worm. When the Indomitable Death Worm was about to emerged beneath him.


    With Ignavus''s warning, Rick evaded the ambush of the indomitable death worm. Like a snake from a hole, it bared it''s thousand teeth, when it saw that it''s prey had evaded.


    Another couple of pristine death worm had emerged from the ground and attacked Rick that would definitely exhaust him, if it continues. The indomitable death worm closes it''s mouth and spits a mouthful of dark sharp shards of primal marble with deadly venom.


    If Rick was only grazed by it, he would feel an excruciating pain from the wound, that would disturb his way of thinking and slow his movements.


    Luckily, he was using Volcanic step, as it turned all things that touches him to ashes. All the adventurers who saw it, found hope as they saw that the giant indomitable death worm''s attack was unable to hurt Rick, as well as how easily he could kill many pristine death worm.


    However, that couldn''t even approach him because of the extremely hot temperature around him. As they thought, it was the reason why he could kill so many pristine death worms.


    One of the adventurers had made a breakthrough to Emperor rank as he was already on the verge of breaking through. The adventurer managed to escaped luckily, as he was teleported out of the ruins when he brokethrough.


    All adventurers whole saw it were dumbfounded, as they felt extremely envious. Who would not? He was about to die, but instead he became an Emperor rank that would definitely become a famous Gold rank adventurer. The most important thing is he''s alive, while those who were left would die. How fortunate it was for him.


    They''re movement ceased as they stared at the previous position of the person who brokethrough, even the person in the shadow was extremely amused by it. Those seconds of stopped, was enough for the pristine death worms to slaughter them and ate them whole.


    When the remaining adventurers were eaten, Rick was the only one left, as another dozens of pristine death worms approached him, coupled with the Indomitable Death Worm. It was a bad thing for him, while for the person in the shadow, it was a good thing. As he would need to go all out and used his divine gift, which the person in the shadow was waiting all along.


    ''Rick use your Nine Heaven Schorcing Sun!'' Ignavus said. that Rick followed.


    His body was enveloped in yellow flames as his hair became yellow with hint of blue. His power rises that could kill even an early stage Emperor ranK. The spirit beasts saw it was scared witless and was about to retread, as they were engulfed in yellow flames. Shrieks and roars of spirit beasts could be heard as they were burned throughly.


    This made the person in the shadow extremely elated. As he moved out of the ruins.


    As Rick burned them, the indomitable death worm was only had small patches of burned skin, which made the indomitable death worm extremely angry. It showered him with poisonous sharp shards, that were melted before it even reached him.


    The indomitable death worm was more enraged as it entered berserk state, without bestial instincts, it charged towards him. It''s giant mouth with thousand sharp teeth was in front of him, it swallowed him whole with the land he was standing at.


    He was about to grind the the teeth and turned into mincemeat, as his body shone brightly. The mouth of the indomitable death worm were in flame as it roared in pain.


    "Sun Super Nova!" Rick roared as the whole head of the indomitable death worm were burned without ashes, it was completely disintegrated. It''s giant body fell with a bang and made a fissures from its fall.


    All the pristine death worm had stopped moving for a moment and immediately retreated while roaring, that they''re seems happy about the death of their king.


    ''Rick store this beast in your Spatial Storage Ring, this beast was one of the quest posted at the adventurers association.'' Ignavus said as Rick did what he said.


    "There''s nothing for me to stay here. I better meet up with Tania and Lily, they''re might be extremely worried about Ascathon." he said as he ran towards the Yellow Leaf City, leaving behind the remains of many pristine death worms.


    When he got out of the barrier of the Ruins of War Gods. He stopped as he looked back. Still wanted to continue onwards but he needed to meet with his friends.


    "This is our first time in the Ruins of War Gods, and we immediately encountered a disaster. I hope Ascathon was healed by the academy." he said as he once again moved towards the city.


    When he was a few kilometers away from the ruins, a shadow moved from his side and pounced at him. He felt an extremely ominous aura, the same as the first time he felt it at the Yellow Leaf City.


    Rick immediately bursted out yellow flames from his body and was instantly blown out a few kilometers away, as he snapped many trees in the process. The force of the attack was strong that his left arm was torn apart.


    He doesn''t know what had attacked him nor he sensed it coming. He groaned in pain as he had many broken bones, apart from his dismembered arm.


    A mouthful of blood escaped from his mouth, as he looked up and saw a person in dark cloak of some cult, with insignia of vertical cross embroidered at the person''s right chest, which grinning evilly. As darkness ate his vision and numbness filled his body, that''s the last thing he see.


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 Chapter Seventeen

    Chapter Seventeen: To another dimension!


    "Tania! Lily! What happened!?" Rosalia worriedly asked as she saw their sorry state.


    Tania and Lily were sobbing when, Rosalia saw them. Something bad might had happened. She thought.


    When Tania and Lily saw Seigehart they immediately plead to him. "Teacher! Please save Rick and Ascathon! We''re ambushed by a family of pristine death worm the moment we entered at the Ruins of War Gods. Please! Help them!"


    Prisoners death worms? I didn''t put any worm type beast there. It might be caused by someone. He speculated.


    Seigehart covered the whole realm with his divine sense, but he sense Ascathon at the academy and now healed by the academy, but he didn''t sense Rick.


    This doesn''t look good. He might be abducted by them. he thought.


    He looked at Tania and Lily and said. "Don''t worry about Ascathon, he was already healed and resting at the academy. We should go now Rosalia. I''ll bring you two along then."


    In an instant, they disappeared from the realm and appeared at the sky above the Gaia''s City.


    "Were back at the planet Morvious!?" Rosalia exclaimed.


    Tania and Lily wasn''t surprised at all as they''re thinking about Rick and Ascathon.


    "Teacher Seigehart, is what you had said true?" Lily asked.


    "Of course, so stop worrying." Seigehart said. Tania was also looking at him, that she seems also wanted to know what happened to Rick. "Rick is also safe so don''t worry. You''ll see him soon so let''s go."


    Seigehart lied. As he once again used his divine sense. He sense Rick at the Mount Lesscape, and not in the good condition.


    I''ll bring this girls first to their family then rescue Rick. He decided.


    With that, they disappeared from Gaia''s City and appeared directly at the throne room of Everspear Empire.


    The Empress saw them immediately recognized her daughters. "Rosalia! Titania!"


    "Mother!" they said and ran to her embrace.


    "Why are you here!? Our Empire is at war with Howlstrom Empire and I don''t want you two, too..."


    "W-war!?" Lily and Tania exclaimed.


    "yes, the Howlstrom Empire declared war against us. He might seeking vengeance as I see it was the only explanation about this ordeal."


    "Mother, I know. That''s why we''re here. I want to be with my family, specially at time like this." Rosalia resolutely said.


    "You... Ugh, come." the Empress said and again hugged her daughters.


    "Now that I''m done here. I''ll be going now. Be safe."


    Before Seigehart was about to teleport. He felt an extremely strong energy undulation at the outer space of Morvious. As he teleported at the sky. He saw a deadly giant sword made of Law of Sword.


    It was extremely tyrannical and would definitely destroy the whole planet Morvious if it was hit. He used his divine sense to envelop the whole galaxy and everything within it was revealed to him. Nothing was an exception.


    He immediately saw a bunch of Overgods, Sovereign and five Universe Overlord at the outer space of Morvious, peering down at the planet Morvious like an insignificant ant in front of them.


    This fellows might be here because they thought an extremely powerful treasure appeared here. But why they only came after a hundred million years? Might be their agreement. Seigehart thought to himself.


    The Tyrannical sword made of Law of Swords was unstoppable and would struck the planet Morvious within 5 seconds. However, if Seigehart first stopped it, Rick on the other hand would die, as the group of Divine Heistist was about to extract his Divine gift out of his body, which would definitely kill him.


    He gripped his hand tightly, and his face was serious. In that moment, he need to choose wisely what''s the right thing to do. If he choose Rick the world will be destroyed, if not and he chooses the world, Rick would die.


    He gritted his teeth and sighed. "Why everything suddenly became chaotic? Looks like I need to go all out. I guess." he said


    Seigehart opened his hand as an ancient thick book appeared on his hand. "Dimension Ruler - Paradise of Solemnity"


    As he said that, the whole Ascatec Universe lost its color and became monochrome, black and white. Everything had stopped, the clouds drifting at the boundless sky, the huge waves of the ocean, as well as the comets that passing through the planets.


    "I think this would do." he sighed. As he comes with realization.


    "This dimension followed the rules of the jungle. I won''t have a good time teaching at this kind of environment, if what every person desire was power, not knowledge. I better find a dimension, where I can teach people who seek knowledge not power. Or not so chaotic dimension... If ever save Rick and leave. The Divine Heistist would found him again and take his divine gift and this bunch of power hungry Universe Overlord would destroy every planet just to find the not existing powerful treasure.... What a head ache." Seigehart said as he rubbed his temples.


    As Seigehart was thinking of what to do a booming voice echoed through his mind.


    ''Devon Agrimoure. Having a hard time? Hohoho!!!''


    ''True Creator!?'' Seigehart exclaimed.


    ''Don''t exclaimed! You''re loud!"


    ''I''m sorry, but you''re loud too True Creator.''


    ''You! I''ll strip you with all your powers, turn you back to being ordinary human again!''


    ''You can do that!?" he was happy and sad at the same time as he heard it.


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    ''of course, what do you think of me!? I''m not the True Creator if I couldn''t even do that simple thing.''


    ''Then can you just do that? And bring me back to my peaceful days where I can teach students like normal, where I don''t need to teach them to kill someone...''


    ''......Devon.''


    ''It''s Seigehart, True Creator.''


    ''......Name wasn''t important to a person who had reincarnated million times and you know it. However, you won''t have access to any of your past memories, caused I deleted it all.''


    ''What! why would you do such thing!? What if!...''


    ''What if what?''


    ''Nevermind....'' he said as arguing with the True Creator was pointless. As he know what Seigehart was thinking.


    ''Anyway, I contacted you, to tell you that you are chosen as my Emissary! Congratulations!''


    ''Emissary? Why me? I''m still having a hard time coping up with this overpowered power that you gave. Now you want me to be your emissary? What kind of thing would I get if I accepted it?''


    ''Actually, you''re already is. The moment you choose knowledge. You''re already are my Emissary. You''ll just have access to all the knowledge I have.''


    ''.....That''s tempting. Okay, I''ll accept it. I''ll become your... Wait. What kind responsibility would I gain from this? This sure have such thing. So tell me.''


    ''Nothing.....''


    ''Nothing? Are you sure?''


    ''.........of course, nothing. Anyway, I''ll upgrade your book now and I advice you to go to Xelehim Dimension.  That place is perfect for you. Hohoho! It''ll be more fun watching you there than here. good luck!''


    "Wait.... What.'' at that last message, his mind became silent again. No booming voice, nor amused laugh of an old man.


    I better clean all the stuffs here. He thought.


    As he touched his book, it glow in translucent white light. "Change of plans. Dimension Ruler - Time Wheel! Reverse! Return the Hundred million years that had gone!"


    As he shouted it, the whole Ascatec Universe slowly span counter clockwise, until it gradually gained more speed and reached the highest speed and became a white ellipse and immediately stopped.


    As Seigehart looked back at the planet Morvious, the two vast continent became one once again. The high tower had gone, as well as the huge Blood Oak Tree. The existences of people he knew had also disappeared as they''re weren''t still borne. All the changes that happened in the whole Ascatec Universe after a hundred million years had all reverted back to how it were before Seigehart''s descend.


    When he saw two Primordial rank spirit beasts battling above the vast continent. As their fight intensified, the vast continent was divided into seven vast land and drift away from each other.


    "Looks like everything had started anew, but this time in entirely different approach from before. I better leave now"


    He raised his hand that was glowing and slashed downward as a Dimensional portal appeared. It is one of the natural skills of an Dimensional Ruler. Thus, passing through dimensions was like walk to them.


    As he entered the portal, he was greeted by thousands of people with peculiar animal body parts, kowtowing to him, as if they were worshipping him.


    When he looked behind, the portal closed behind it was a statue of a man with robe similar to him.


    "Our God has graced us with his presence! All hail Pukuchwa!" someone shouted


    As Seigehart heard it, he frantically opened another dimension portal and immediately dived into it, transporting him to another dimension. When he had gone to another side after passing through the dimension tunnel, what greeted him was a grassy plain with flowers, countless floating islands and seven moons with different sizes.


    "What a wonderful paradise. The air is so fresh, as the whole place was....."


    *boooOomm!!!*


    "Peaceful...." he said as he was interrupted by an unceasing booming sound.


    As he looked back, he saw countless different kinds of giant beast battling. Countless corpses where littering on the ground, painting the green pasture with blood red. While hundreds and thousands of some corpses were already bones, while some were still rotting and emitting an unbearable foul stench, like they were there for months or rather years.


    Then some corpses caught his attention, as they''re moving and standing up again, even some of them were already skeletons, then frenziedly attack another beast. Another weird place, chaotic and peaceful.


    He quietly opened another dimension portal and entered. This time he was led to a water world. No land only water and under the water was a circular dome with buildings. An underwater city.


    Seigehart was captivated by the seen. It was an awe-inspiring scenery, if not for the fact that there was giant metallic sharks trying to breakthrough the dome.


    Then, another creature appeared, it was more bigger than the sharks, 10 times bigger. A whale shark with sword like nose, which it used to destroy the whole city with one swoop.


    Again, another weird place. He again opened another dimension portal, but this time he had a destination in mind, not some random transport. He opened a dimension portal through Xelehim dimension as the True Creator had suggested.


    The dimension tunnel this time was rather longer than before, as he felt like he already spent months inside the dimension tunnel. After an hour, he could finally see the end of the portal and go through it.


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 Chapter Eighteen

    Chapter Eighteen: Azerius Academy


    At the high sky of some planet, an ellipse dimensional portal appeared from nowhere. It stay there unmoved by the winds.


    After an hour, the surface of the dimensional portal flickered unceasingly violent. Which abruptly stopped and something or rather someone else came out from it.


    That person is Seigehart Caduceus, always with his nonchalant complexion. His eyes were close, as when he reached the end of the dimension tunnel, everything brightens up like a cliche white screen simulating in a movie and temporarily blinded him.


    When he felt the gentle breeze of fresh air from the north, he immediately opened his eyes and saw something wonderful.


    In front of him, there was an spectacular scenery that would amaze any person who would look at it.


    A vast land below, with millions of distinct islands scattered before it, while at the colorful horizon, a much bigger land than the land below floated.


    A paradise came out of picturesque imagination of people whom would sometimes dreamed of a fantasy world.


    While he was emmersed at the the scene, his body shone brightly, from green and became blue to purple. Then Gold to Black and when it became starry rainbow like countless small stars were flickering, enshroudering him and finally became radiantly bright, brighter than the sun like he became an humanoid light entity, which gradually grew dim and disappear.


    He didn''t noticed the changing colors around his body, for he was deeply entranced by the scene before him. However, he felt a warm and gentle, yet chaotic and domineering sensation around him which made him quietly curious.


    Seems like I''ve arrived at the right place. he thought amused, as he saw a vast land from above floating like clouds in the sky, while recalling the sensation he felt.


    I''ll know about it later, after I inquired the book of universe about it. He thought.


    As he thinking of what he would do next after arriving to the new world. He recalled everything about what he did at the previous dimension.


    Though, his only goal was to teach. When he thought about it, he is powerful and all, yet he didn''t do anything in the previous dimension but to waltz around and torture his students by kicking their asses to fight something on their level or above.


    "I have become terrible after acquiring this power. I''m a productive teacher in my previous life, but now I have become lazy... There''s no point on crying over a spilled beans." he sighed regrettably that he accepted the offer of True Creator to be his emissary.


    Even though the case of the previous dimension was rather chaotic, where kill or be killed. There''s still some ways to teach peacefully, though it would take more time and effort to prepare. Thus, he doesn''t have a choice but to leave. After all the True Creator also inclined him to leave and recommended the Xehelim dimension.


    "I''ll just refrain myself from doing anything unnecessary or abnormal. So I need to learn some common sense about this world. But first, let''s see what''s planet I am in, right now." he muttered gleefully while thinking about what knowledge he would acquired, which elated his depressed self.


    An ancient book in his mind flipped its page and sent an astronomical amount of information to him, about the world where he is at the moment.


    He didn''t felt lightheaded or any headaches, as the information was only something about the planet itself. It was still a small amount compared to when he inquired the book for all knowledge about the whole universe.


    It contained everything about the planet, like spells, languages, history of the planet from the beginning, about the different types of races which made him excited.


    Common sense which surprisingly shocked him, for it wasn''t included when he was previously at Ascatec Universe at the previous dimension, etcetera.


    When he thought about it, the words of True Creator comes to his mind. You''ll have access to my knowledge as the reward for accepting my offer... That might the case. So the previous Book of Universe only knows of common knowledge but not common sense, for the two were quite have the difference philosophically.


    The book only gave him all knowledgeable about the planet not the whole universe as it was what he wanted. If he wanted to learn everything about the universe or the whole dimension itself, he only need to wield the book.


    However, processing the information would consume him another hundred million years, which he doesn''t wanted to happen again.


    Surprisingly, the planet was called Soclomanois. It was a planet where Craft and Magic exists. A planet where phenomenal energies exists, which called, Mana an internal energy, which most commonly used by all people, as all people were attuned to it. What only matter was their talent to cultivate it.


    Second is Aura energy an external energy, where people who possessed such energy were only counted in hundreds or thousands over the millions of beings at Soclomanois.


    "So this planet is called Soclomanois. What a weird name for, which according to their native tongue means, Lazy. Well I think it''s a suited name for this planet."


    He found it suitable, for the planet don''t rotate nor revolve around the sun. Instead, the twin moons and sun is the one whose rotating around it.


    Wondering why it was the case? Because the planet itself was many times bigger than the sun and moons. Thus, the gravitational force the planet possessed was many times stronger.


    Due to it, a descending meteors were a normal occurrence to the planet. For people of the planet, it was a sigh of good or bad omen depends on the number of meteors, what year it happened and many superstitious assumptions.


    Soclomanois have three continents within it. The Holy Land of Axiein, which located at the hemisphere of Soclomanois, slowly orbiting around it.


    The Million isles Continent which from the name itself, one would know its features. A place which held many mysteries and where the sea is a common road and have millions of islands scattered like grains of sand.


    Lastly is the Frindeia Continent where most races lives. It was much smaller than the Holy Land of Axiein, but the largest continent is the Million Isles continent.


    Although, the islands were separated, if those islands were to combine together, it would surpassed the combine size of the two other continents.


    In this planet there are three main races, the Humans, Faes and Demons.


    Humans are classified into three, which was the High Humans, Sky Humans and Humans. High Humans were the ancestor of all humans as they''re much more superior to any aspects, lifespan agility, strength, etc. As pure ancient blood flows through their veins.


    While Sky Humans have wings, they were also called Angels. They''re all living at the Holy Land of Axiein which unreachable to normal humans below, as they don''t possessed wings to fly.


    Normal humans are more populous than the other two. Though the High Humans and Sky Humans were far superior at many aspects, their birthrate was too low which affected they population.


    Also Faes were classified into many sub-races, like Elves, dwarfs, beastkins, fairies, etc. And this sub-races were also classified into many sub-species, like for instance Forest Elves which lives in mostly at forest. The Mondor Dwarfs or Fire Dwarfs which mostly lives in volcanoes. The Trigerian Beastkins which had the characteristics of an ferocious Tiger, and many more.


    And lastly, the Demons. Just like the Faes they''re also classified into many sub-races, like Devils, Demons, Vampires and many more.


    Humans mostly have half of the Frindeia continent for themselves, as they built Kingdoms and Republic Nations. While High Humans and Sky Humans were living in seclusion. Not wanted to openly reveal themselves to the world for some reasons.


    While Faes more or less, most of them also lives secluded from the outside world, like in the deepest part of Forest and mountains, while some are living with humans and built kindgom for their own, like the Dwarvens, Beastkins and some sub-species of Faes.


    Demons on the other hand, most of their sub-races were either frowned upon by humans and Faes, or hunted for their way of life, for example the Vampires and Werewolves which considered by most as an hell spawn.


    That''s why Demons built their stronghold at the Biggest Island at the northern part of Milion Isle Continent, which guarded heavily by Nagas. Their territory marked thousands of islands around their stronghold.


    After processing all the information he received from the book, he remembered the sensation he felt a while ago. "So that feeling was the Aura energy itself. What a powerful energy."


    Then he thought. "Where would I go first? I think I''ll first make some reputation for myself... Or not? It will be troublesome." he said to himself, as he knew that in this world, skills were what make people''s worth, only second to strength.


    In this world, Craftsman are the most venerated kind of person, only second to gods that people worshipped through their lives. No king nor emperor surpassed their worth, except if the king was a craftsman himself.


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    Thus, if people knew that someone was born with the affinity to control Aura energy, which an ability requirement for being a craftsman, even if he''s an apprentice, they only need time for them to become Master Craftsman and their future prospect would be limitless.


    Looks like teaching Craftsmanship will be the right field for me. But where would I start? he suddenly thought, recalling the places that the book mentioned from a while ago.


    In the whole planet, there were a total of one 256 academies, four academies per one Kingdom while Empires have five or more. However, there''s also some academies which were located at the wilderness, forests and mountains.


    Those academies were more sought by people than those within the territory of Kingdoms and Empires, because of the equal treatment they gave to their every students, no matter if one was a commoner or noble.


    While those within the kingdom''s territory and empire, the academy itself was controlled by the Kingdom or Empire. Which caused the nobles and royalties to be too haughty and arrogant that leads to bullying and violence.


    Even though, the entrance test of academies which not within the territory of any kindgom or empire were above average or difficult to achieve, that''s the reason why people tend to enroll in those kind of academies than those within the kindgom and empire. They put more attention to those with talent than those who bought talent with their connection and status.


    According to the book, the most prominent academy are the Azerius Academy at the Million Isle Continent, the Evertrigan Academy at the Great Forest of Ever Burning Flame, the Samsaran Akoz Academy within the territory of Akoz Empire, Brukour Ashford Academy at Thorus Zod Republic and the Zodiac Colligan Academy at the Celestial Star Island. Hmm..... I''ll go at the Azerius Academy, I''m quite curious about the Million isle continent. After all, nothing beats personal experience.


    Azerius Academy teaches Craft and Magic, while others teaches, Craft, Magic and Martial Arts. The requirement for teaching in one of this academy, is that the person should be at least, an extraordinary person among the high level masters of the field he/she wanted to teach. Secondarily was the passage of the test.


    Having the limitless knowledge of craftsmanship, Seigehart was already the most skillful craftsman ever exists in the world. Thus, whatever academy he chooses, he would definitely be accepted. If he would aligned himself to the ranking system of craftsman.


    Which initially an Apprentice craftsman which could easily create green level, blue level artifacts and hardly purple level artifacts. As Master craftsman could easily create purple level, Orange level artifacts and hardly Silver level artifacts.


    Whilst Grandmaster craftsman could easily create Silver level and hardly Golden level artifacts. Where Sage craftsman could easily create everything below Golden level and hardly Crimson level artifacts.


    There''s also the Legendary Craftsman which could easily create Crimson level with profound and more powerful effects. Lastly, the Immortal Craftsman which already a legendary existence could create Black level artifact by which could even kill Celestials, an existence below the Gods.


    However, this level don''t apply on Seigehart, for he could create even more powerful artifact than Black level artifact. The mythical Radiant level artifact and Rainbow level Artifact which could kill even a God.


    Thus, he could be considered the nonexistent, Supreme Exalted Craftsman.


    "Then I will head towards the Million Isle Continent, at the Azure Serenity Island." he said to himself and flew off, transforming into a ray of white light.


    His current location and the Azure Serenity Island were a million miles apart. Which would took a Fae''s lifetime, who possessed the longest lifespan of thousand years, to cover the distance by either walking or running.


    And because of great distance between islands and territories, even if it was a thousand or hundred miles, there''s absolutely no sane person would do that. Thus, they used and tamed beast as mounts, as means of transportation. Which a hundred times more faster than a normal person.


    As they were still not satisfied, some Tinkers pondered of a way to lessened the time needed to travel back and forth and much more faster than beast.


    Then a certain Tinker said. "If we couldn''t find one. Why don''t we make one?"


    And thus, many Tinkers coupled with great Craftsmen made an artifact that possessed high endurance for travelling at the very fast velocity.


    Which from them, an transportation artifact was created, called the Sky Ship. It could be used in land or air, much faster than the fastest beast.


    Sky Ship are an artifact that used Mana Crystals as power source to work, which could levitate and fly into the sky without resistance to air or gravity, with the negating power of Aura energy that enveloped the Sky Ship and the person or people who rode it.


    From then on, many types of Sky Ship appeared, some were like carriage while being pulled by a beast, which became a symbol of high status and only nobles could use such transportation that''s why it was banned for being used by commoners, excluding some rich merchants.


    Some were like small boats that could carry two to five people, which were customized and became Sky Glider, that became popular to most people because of conveniency it had and comes with many styles.


    It was then replaced the used of beast when travelling alone. While Merchants greatly profited from selling bunch of Sky Glider, that almost made the Sky Glider became an everyday neccessity for all Explorers.


    Which made the price of tamed beast almost unprofitable for merchants. Also it is the reason why banditry had sky rocketed.


    Even with the Beast and Sky Ship, people were not satisfied and still finding ways to more lessen the time needed to travel from great far distances.


    With the combine mind of Craftsmen, Tinkers and Magicians, they made an artifact that answered their problem. The Portal Gate, which magically connected two places regardless of distance. However that place must also have Portal Gate, if not neither of the two Portal Gate would work.


    Which created by Craftsmen to prevent any accidents, like accidentally opening a portal to another world or dimension, which were really dangerous. It also need Mana Crystal to work, which varies directly to the distance of place, such as the farther the distance the more Mana Crystal were needed.


    As for Experts of great powers, if they used their own means, they could cover it within a matter of months or weeks, at the very least. But for Seigehart, he only need hours to arrive at Azure Serenity Island.


    What purpose of his power if not put to use? Though, it would not deteriorate, its such a waste to not use.


    On his way, Seigehart encountered many flying beast and Sky Ships. Though, Seigehart passed through them, they didn''t noticed nor sensed Seigehart because of his extremely fast speed, faster than speed of sound.


    After exactly an hour, he was already above the Azure Serenity Island. The island was azure in color, that giving off an serene aura like a calm surface of an undisturbed pond, reflecting the boundless sky.


    The Azure Serenity Island has a magnitude of thousand miles. Quite larger than the whole Thorus Zod Republic and Alemnia Country, As the Island itself possessed countless high quality crafting materials, from raw materials of plants and animals, to ores of metals and precious stones.


    Furthermore, the Mana surrounding it was too dense, that it almost condense into liquefied form, and became a dew every dawn. Which justifiably, the reason why the Azerius Academy is one of the top class academy in terms of crafting.


    Possessing much knowledge about the world, Seigehart had already knew everything about Azerius Academy, from the time of its foundation to the present, as well as, the secrets of the Azure Serenity Island that even the headmaster of Azerius academy didn''t know.


    So this is the Azerius Academy... Well then. I''ll apply as a teacher here, and take in a personal student. Raise him to Legendary Craftsman or, at the very least Sage Craftsman within a hundred years time, then go to another world. he devised in his mind.


    He looked at the entirety of Azerius academy for a brief moment. "Well, nothing will happen it I stay here." he muttered and immediately goes forth, transforming into a ray of light.


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    zup? *sigh* I''m having a hard time and quite depressed this past few days. My grades are low, which is not good. *sigh*


    I know this story sucks, I know it. But I won''t stop this yet, because it sucks.


    Looks like I''m not talented at creating this kind of story, about teaching. Probably, because I red mostly xanxia and wuxia.


    About common knowledge and common sense, just define it as unchangeable fact and wisdom inferred from everyday experiences.


    Anyway, thanks for wasting time on this.

 Chapter Nineteen

    Chapter Nineteen: The New Head Teacher Of Craftsmanship!


    Years before Seigehart arrived at Xehelim Dimension.


    Outside of an altitudinous conic tower, hidden within three parallel pillars with different colors, purple, blue and light green. Complimented the colors of the sky, coiled like a serpent around the tower, layered with profound magic circles carved by Aura energy, from the bottom to the top.


    Where at the highest point, a sacred looking altar could be found, which functioned for observing the movements of the heavenly bodies, an observatory.


    A white bearded old man with blue eyes brimming with wisdom, in blue and white robe awaited the time, for the gate of the tower to be opened and called by the Diviner.


    Beside him was a man with dark brown beard and ferocious eyes, in bulky black armour, holding a heavy halberd with only his left hand, giving off an vicious aura, the white bearded old man''s most trusted friend.


    They looked at the tower with awe and respect. For the tower was where a seer of future, a Diviner resides, the Tower of Seizing Star.


    Their wait had ended, when the gate of the tower opened with a woman in purple robe walked out, greeted them with apathy. "Headmaster Atron Spavrif, Grand Mistress awaits you at the top. However, only you. Thus, Master Grumbler Hazt must wait here outside."


    Hazt briefly glanced at the woman coldly and looked back at the Headmaster, nodded inquiring that he could wait.


    No point in arguing with a woman. He thought.


    Spavrif only smiled wryly and said. "Very well. Hazt will wait. Please, lead the way." Without words, she closed her eyes and turn around as she leaded the way. They proceed inside leaving Hazt alone outside.


    As they entered, an oppressive atmosphere befall towards Headmaster Spavrif, but he wasn''t affected by it in any way. He continued to follow the woman to the floated elliptic platform with complex magic runes and circles, also carved by Aura energy, which leaded upward to the altar.


    The headmaster gulp a mouthful of air. It wasn''t the air he was after, but the purified mana within the tower. He sighed with admiration to the people who were able to live in such a place. The more they proceed upward, the more purified the mana is.


    With only a mouthful of mana, it was able to raised the purity of his internal mana with sliver amount, but that amount was enough for him to be happy. After all, for people like him, where advancement was already too difficult, a small raise was already enough.


    The mana inside the tower was purified by the Star energy accumulated over the years. The Diviner used Star energy which does not exist in Soclomanois to foresaw the future, thus claimed the title, as the people called her, The Star Prophet.


    All her precognitions occured accurately as she said, gaining the complete trust of peoples in the Southern Sea of Million Isle Continent. Even the Demon Emperors of Northern Sea of Million Isle Continent were coming personally to request the assistance of her ability, for their conquest. However, not everything was always free.


    Those Emperor need to take out massive fortunes equivalent to their request before she foretell their awaited early demise or glorious victory.


    The platform they were stepping on had stopped from its track, as they arrived at the top of the tower. Before them was a huge door with designs of moons, sun and stars. As majestic as it may be, it was not the thing what caught the inquisitive eyes of Headmaster Spavrif, but the magic circles and mysterious intricacies on it. It wasn''t made of Mana energy nor Aura energy, but Star energy.


    He was brought back into reality by the woman''s voice. She spoke some unknown words and the huge door opened itself after it. "Headmaster Spavrif, please proceed inside."


    "Ah, yes, yes. Thank you for your hardwork." he said perplexed and walked inside.


    As he entered, he was greeted by a wide circular open space with only the altar of moons, sun and stars alone, while the whole floor was covered in mysterious intricacies, which emits a cyan ray of light upward into the seemingly boundless horizon.


    What a peculiarly magnificent place. It feels like I''m in a different world. He gasped, astonished inwardly.


    "Old Atron, you''ve arrived. I''m quite eager to see you and pay my debt. After all, I''m not comfortable for being indebted to anyone. So, let''s start. Please tell me what you wanted to know.... Bad or Good? It''s for you to decide." said by the lady within the translucent curtain at the center of the altar.


    "As always, you don''t like playing around the bush. Okay, I want to know exactly if my academy would encounter any predicament in the future. It is better to be prepared."


    "Very well..." she said with same tone as before.


    The shadow at the curtain stand up and a pearl white hand came out of the curtain, pushing it aside for her to passed through.


    The moment the Headmaster Spavrif saw her, he gasped in cold air because of her killing beauty. Pearl white, pinkish skin, lustrous body figure, silver and golden hair with silver and golden eyes which suited with her alluring face.


    She smiled mischievously as he saw the Headmaster''s astonished face. She didn''t felt any perversity on his eyes, only awe and reverence. "Don''t stare at me too much. Now, drip a blood on the ground. So we can start."


    "Ah yes, yes." he said and immediately pricked his finger and drip his blood on the glowing floor.


    As he did it, the Star Prophet started to chanting some words of ancient language with complete passion. "Stars of Fate, Oversees the Universe to its Origins, to give me vision, to give me sight. Precognition of one''s Blood, Let there be might of foretelling night."


    As she finished her chant, the cyan lights filled the void with sea of stars in firmament. Suddenly, blurred images of events appeared in the sky, and disappeared quickly as it appeared, leaving the stars in constellations.


    This phenomenon could be seen outside the tower, which indicates that the Star Prophet had started to foretell the future.


    After an hour, Headmaster''s Spavrif came out of the tower and was greeted by Hazt with an anxious face. "Headmaster, what did she said? If it couldn''t be told to anyone as it might affect the future, then it''s okay to not tell me."


    "No, it''s okay. There''s nothing to be worry about. Come, let''s return. I''ll tell you once we''re there." he said calmly, though one would see that it was a serious matter.


    Hazt didn''t said anything after that and only followed Headmaster Spavrif back.


    At the present time


    The academy was built at the center of the Azure Serenity Island, where a wide Prairie was located. Around this wide Prairie was an impenetrable bulwark, where the first entrance is guarded by 5 Golem puppets, as it protected many herds of beast and plants, which precious for craftsmen and wizards for their body parts and fruits as Top Class High Quality raw materials.


    The Academy itself was within the another wall, built to separate the academy from the Prairie or the herds of beast would always invade the academy.


    Seigehart arrived, in front of the academy''s first entrance. He was quickly greeted by 5 giant Golems. This Golems wasn''t simple, one was a Magma Golem, while the other four was an Glacial Golem, an Amethyst Golem, an Cloud Golem and an Azure Wood Golem.


    This academy really deserve its reputation as Number One Crafting School in the whole world. This Golems weren''t simple as one possessed an awareness, which surprisingly difficult to achieve. However, this also the reason why they still need additional lessons. He mused.


    All the Golems emits an oppressive aura of an Legend level Aura Warrior directly from their core, This Golems were not monsters, but artifacts.


    A Silver level artifact, refined and made completely of different elemental Aura energies and Elemental Mana Stones. Being destroyed wasn''t a problem to them, as they could regenerate in time, as long as their Cores weren''t damaged or destroyed.


    "INTRUDERS, OBSTRUCT. AGGRESSION, ELIMINATE." warned by the Azure Wood Golem with robotic tone, looking down at him with jade green eyes.


    However, instead of stopping. Seigehart proceed forward without care of the Golem''s words. The Golems as they possessed an awareness of a man, already encountered and saw many people with great strength were perplexed as they saw Seigehart wasn''t bothered by them.


    They knew immediately that Seigehart was someone who wasn''t afraid of their combined might. They were all taken aback as Seigehart passed through them. This is the weakness and strength of an aware puppet, their Awareness itself.


    Once they experienced emotions or saw moves and techniques. It would be then integrated into their core as functions and do what the necessary action was needed. After all, they don''t possessed brains nor soul, only Magical Circle Formations, Runes and Magic Circuits which put them together.


    For instance, an Aura warrior made an attack that would completely obliterate them. However, because they possessed regenerative ability as their core wasn''t destroyed, that move won''t work on th second time as they already know how to counter it.


    As for emotions, this Golems were once a sparring partner of one of the academy''s teacher, or rather punching bag, which developed into fear of those stronger than them or those who completely ignored their warnings. After all there''s not many people whose brave enough to ignore their warnings.


    This Golems weren''t guards after all. They were just placed there as decorations or intimidations for those who wanted to cause troubles. This reason was enough to say that the Azerius Academy truthfully the most prominent crafting academy.


    Silver level artifacts, what''s more a doll type one. Who would used it only for decoration? If it was a kingdom, it was already on the front line conquering another kindgom, making a bloody path, or made into a national treasure.


    As Seigehart passed through them, not even one of them tried to move. Seigehart sighed as he felt pity to them as he witnessed how incompetent they were.


    As he doesn''t wanted to see this Golems to be so... pathetic. He decided to eradicate their awareness, which the only way for them to be freed from their circumstances.


    He stopped walking and swept his hand into the air, which shrouded in radiant light. The air became a sharp sundering force which also transformed into million tiny air blades, shredded the whole body of the Golems, turning them to dust within seconds.


    However, their core wasn''t affected nor scratched in any slightest. Like a solid objects, their Golem Core classified in different shapes and colors, fell and embedded into the ground. Every Golem core were big as fist, which covered in bright Silver Aura Energy.


    At the innermost of the Cores was the Magic Circle Formation and Runes, while outside was the magic circuits like blood veins, which transfered Mana into the body of a Golem to the Magic Circle Formation and Runes, once formed.


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    With a thought, all the Golem cores floated before Seigehart. He used the Telekinetic Ability, which only  Arch-Wizards could. As he touched it, the Magic Circuits changed color from silver to golden then return back, and the Magic Circle Formation and Runes were less than before as he erased the awareness ability it once had.


    Now it would only follow what was the master commanded it. Seigehart brought back the cores to their places where it was before he arrived and walked in like nothing happened.


    As he passed through the open wall, he was immediately greeted by a blowing wind, strong enough to blew his hair, which fluttered magnificently. Before him was a prairie, a place where many types of beasts grew on herds could be seen.


    It was really like a ranch for raising beasts, expect there''s no cabin nor storage bins, instead an enchanted wall at the center of the Prairie, where one could see within were extravagant buildings, which few kilometers apart from one another.


    He didn''t wasted any time and immediately flew towards the entrance of the academy. After a moment, he arrived in front of the giant door made of Top Class High Quality metal, named Meteorite Septium the second densest metal. It could be collected deep within the mountains of Azure Serenity Island, which too difficult to find.


    It does not have any Magic Circle Formations nor Runes, instead only an Enchantment, as applied to make it heavy enough to not budge even an inch, even if a Silver or Golden level beasts knocked on it, as it was equivalent to a full strength of an Grandmaster level Aura Warrior and Arch-Mage.


    This giant door was called by many as Indomitable Door Of Will. Anyone who could budge it, even an inch could enroll at the Azerius Academy and became a True Student immediately.


    Casually, Seigehart pushed the giant door which normally done with an ordinary door. Once it was enough for him to enter, he immediately released his hold and it closed behind making a thunder clapping sound, which revibrated through the academy.


    When he entered, he did not saw any students as it was still classes hour. However, it was not possible to not heard the loud sound that the door had produced when it closed. After the thundering sound had stopped, an old man in blue and white wizard robe appeared several meters away.


    The old man eyed him, inspecting Seigehart from head to toe, which he allowed as he did not move. After that, the old man''s face turned from delighted to surprised and finally astonished, as he gasped in final seconds, after having a serious expression.


    After that, the old man approached him and stopped a meter before him, enough for them to hear each others voice. "Young man, are you the one who opened the Indomitable Door Of Will? If it was you, then. Welcome to the Azerius Academy, you are now one of the True Student of our crafting academy..."


    "Yes, it was me. However, Headmaster Spavrif, I''m not here to be a student." Seigehart interrupted which perplexed the old man.


    With baffled expression, he asked. "Then, what is your reason?"


    "I''m here to apply as a teacher."


    "Teacher?" Headmaster Spavrif asked, smiling wryly. "Young man, you looked like only 20 years old and you wanted to teach?" he continued and looked at Seigehart''s expression.


    "Headmaster, I might look 20 years old. However, do you think age matters to a Craftsman? I possessed knowledge far on your own."


    "Young man, you might be a royalty. Let me remind you, this academy is not within any Kingdom, thus statuses don''t have any value here. It is okay to carry your own chair. However, it must definitely true. Otherwise you''ll suffer from consequences." he looked at Seigehart''s, only to find that he was relaxed as he taunt him.


    "Okay, young man. What''s your name? Let''s see what you could do. I dare you to craft a weapon type artifact. If it passed to my judgement then, you''ll be the new teacher for Crafting course. No even the Head Teacher. You''re lucky, our crafting course teacher had retired. So do you dare?"


    Hmmp, boastful royalty. Let''s see if you have the ability to backed your boasts. What I hate the most is boasting in front of me. Headmaster Spavrif sneered inwardly.


    "I''m Seigehart Caduceus, a Craftsman and when do we begin?" he said with an already won smile.


    "Come with me." the headmaster said


    Heh, you challenge the wrong person. Seigehart said inwardly and they both disappeared from the place.


    After an hour, all the classes had ended. The news about Seigehart applying as a new teacher of Crafting Course had throughly spread. As such, there''s no one in the whole academy who didn''t know about it.


    Many thought it was only rumor running around, made by some people bored in their daily lives, but when they heard the Headmaster''s announcement. All the True Student already knew what was really happening. They knew how the headmaster hated nobles, specially those which too full of themselves and do not give a damn about anyone.


    Headmaster Spavrif wanted to humiliate this noble in front of many people. That''s what all the True Student thought.


    The Artifact Creation Hall was jammed with students from inside to outside, from lower year to higher year, even the teachers had participated in the scrimmage just to obtain a good spot to watch.


    At the center of the hall was a stage made for Seigehart''s show of might. On it were the materials needed to make a weapon type artifact, even though it was only a show, all the materials were Middle Class High Quality raw materials.


    As they all wait the start of the show, sound of murmurs filled the area and perimeter of the Artifact Creation Hall. Many was eager to see how Seigehart would humiliate himself.


    Everything quiet down when Headmaster Spavrif walked in front of the stage and made his speech. "As you all know, a person wanted to apply as a teacher of Crafting courses. To his capabilities, right at this moment, he will let us see his way of creating weapon type artifact. So watch carefully...."


    As Headmaster Spavrif finished his speech, Seigehart closed his eyes and analyse the materials in front of him.


    Hmm... What kind of weapon would I create? I wanted to be incognito, but that old man caught me with this and I go with the flow. Well then, I''ll ride along and show them what it takes to test me... On to the materials, they''re all Middle Class High Quality materials. A Gray Crogmiton Steel Ore a hard and sharp steel when forged in 376 degrees fahrenheit. Viliomin Osreol Iron, Damascus Mithtil and Gellinium Steel when melted and mixed together, could create Abastion Alloy with high adaptability and hardness, have 30% buff added on every Enchantments placed on it. With this, the only suitable weapon I could create is, a sword. A Rapier perhaps. I''ll add elemental attributes with Wind and Water Elemental Mana Core form a beasts... Maybe I could try doing something they don''t know... Well then let''s star!


    Every words he had said inside his mind took only a blink of an eye. When he opened his eyes, he immediately grabbed a piece of metal, that was part of his planned materials.


    He will fail, definitely. Did he think artifact creating is a simple thing? Many aspects is needed to reconciled first before one able to... Wait what is he doing? That flame... Headmaster Spavrif''s internal monologue was interrupted when he saw what Seigehart was doing.


    His hand flickered with the Silver Flame on his palm. Seigehart looked at the crowd and said. "Artifact creation is not simple as you all know. Many aspects are needed to reconcile first before one could make a simple artifact. However, With my vast knowledge about Craftsmanship, Magic Circle Formation, Magic Sigils, Magic Runes and Magic Circuits, this rule is nothing but a superficial thing for me and could bypassed it if I wanted to. Watch and learn, my future students. For you''ll witness the true artifact creating."


    He raised his hand and made a gestures in the air, creating a Magic Circle with Magic Runes and magic Sigils combined, as he finished the Formation Array made in Silver Flame revealed it itself.


    "How''s this possible!? A Formation Array! Neither the previous Head Craftsman nor Magic Circle, Magic Runes and Magic Sigil Specialist of the academy didn''t possessed such ability to create a Formation Array. A combination of all Magic Profound Intricacies! Though, the Arch-Magus Pendelien Arthus of Holy Land Of Axiein could create an Formation Array, it was only a simple one. However, this Formation Array I couldn''t even recognize it nor read it! This time, this is worth going out of my Lab!" The Magic Theory Head Teacher shouted with complete astonishment and enthusiasm.


    This young man wasn''t boasting! He really have the ability! It was even out of my league! I made a fool out of myself! Headmaster Spavrif defeatedly said to himself.


    Seigehart threw the Steel Ores into the Formation Array and were instantly melted. It was about to mixed together but stopped by Seigehart. Three different colors of liquefied steel merged together, where the remaining one merged with the Elemental Mana Cores he tossed into the Formation Array.


    Which immediately combined with the other liquefied steel and started shaping into a Rapier. However, it was a peculiar one.


    The width of the rapier''s blade was the same as an adult thumb, but the thickness was completely on different level. It was thin as an hair strand, with the length of 51 inches. However, it was not breaking nor crumbling to pieces.


    The Rapier was also completely golden, from the handle to the point, which mystified all who saw it. They all wanted to hold onto such artifact, like it was calling for them. As they were all attracted to the Golden radiant aura it emitted.


    "A Golden artifact! What a powerful and beautiful Golden artifact!" shouted by someone.


    It did not ended, as it was still floating within the Formation Array, which rotated and covered the whole Rapier and carved onto the guard of the Rapier. Followed by Seigehart''s Magic Sigil Enchantment that flew towards the rapier itself.


    After it was done, the Rapier fell on to the stage and the whole blade was completely embbed into it, from the guard.


    Everything only happened for an hour. Too fast for an artifact to be created throughly. Normally, it would need most days or weeks to create one. Those with great talent could create only for one day or half. However, Seigehart only need an hour to create one! Furthermore, It was even a high leveled Golden artifact!


    Astonishment and utter speechlessness completely filled the whole Azerius Academy! They''re only looking at the Rapier and Seigehart with extreme disbelief!


    At this moment, it was unprecedentedly evident whose the new Head Teacher of Craftsmanship!


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 Chapter Twenty

    Chapter Twenty: First Day of Classes


    The show of Seigehart''s undisputed ability and knowledge about Artifact Creation had been throughly spread in every corner of Million Isle Continent.


    Because of it, the academy became lively as it is and even the cities at another islands around the Azure Serenity Island was talking about Seigehart. All those who witnessed him was the preparator of it.


    Many don''t believe from what they heard. Specially, those Grandmaster Craftsmen that know how difficult it is to create a Golden artifact.


    As they heard that Seigehart only did it for an hour, they cursed the heavens and every person who were talking about it. Means, they''re cursing every person in the city where they might be.


    Who would believe that an high leveled Golden artifact that needs days or weeks to create was done by someone and only an hour? No, no one would, except those who personally witnessed it.


    Because of it, his name was now famous. Not part of his plan, but it would certainly help him in the future about all the troubles he would encounter.


    Two days had passed since the show of Seigehart''s might. He was immediately assigned by the Headmaster as the Head teacher of Crafting Course. As of now, he was living within the Artifact Creation Hall as his residence.


    Those days was spent from talking to all teachers and Head teachers, to change the current Curriculum for Artifact Creation. Into Seigehart''s own curriculum.


    At first, they all opposed it as it would trouble those whose already at the higher year.  However, when they heard Seigehart''s explaination about the depth of Artifact Creation, they couldn''t even fathom how deep it was.


    In the end, they agreed to him and implemented it, only to all new students, to all First years.


    His two days in Artifact Creation Hall wasn''t peaceful as he thought. He was always pestered by other teachers about his knowledge, always inquiring about gracing them of his knowledge and insights, which arritated him. Thus, he always ran and ignored them.


    Today was the first day of classes, as Seigehart was on his way to his first subject, Study of World''s Crafting Materials.


    The moment he stepped outside the Artifact Creation Hall, he immediately sensed those who pestered him almost every hours.


    He was irritated that he wanted to turn them into stones or locked them up into a chest and throw them into the sea, which would drift them away to a very far place, for them to stop pestering him.


    However, he refrained from doing so even if, they were like that, they''re still teachers under him and only idolized and adore him that they became stalkers.


    He tapped his foot on the ground and a small Formation Array made its appearance. It distorted the space around him and pulled him in as he disappeared from the location.


    The stalkers saw it were astounded, as they immediately goes out of their hiding place and ran towards Seigehart, but they were too late, as Seigehart was already gone.


    Even though, they felt betrayed that Seigehart ditched them, though they knew he was running away from them. They couldn''t helped but be deeply amazed by the Formation Array, as they couldn''t fathom how profound it was.


    At the moment, Seigehart appeared in front of the room of A-1. The first class he would teach about the countless different kinds of materials.


    "Haha, at last no stalkers. They''re definitely frantic now and would be dejected which would result for them stop stalking me." he muttered happily as he imagined his days without any nuisance.


    Unknown to him, what happened was completely opposite of what he imagined. The stalkers were even more motivated, when they misunderstoodly thought that Seigehart had finally graced them his otherworldly abilities in Formation Array; That it was his way of giving them insights. If they followed him whenever and wherever he might be, he would show them some profound Formation Array as a reward for their hardwork and worships.


    Outside the room, Seigehart could heard a chattering noise, which he knew that it was the students that talking to each other, while waiting for their teacher to arrive.


    As he entered, the noise ceased and he was greeted politely by the students. "Good morning, teacher!" He nodded as an answer.


    He walked in front and started the self introduction. "I''m Seigehart Caduceus, your teacher in Study of World''s Crafting Materials. I assume most of you already heard my name and knows that I''m specialized in Artifact Creation."


    Someone raised his hand inquiring about something and called by Seigehart. "teacher, was it true that you only need an hour to craft a Golden level artifact? This rumor has been running around lately, ever since two days ago when I first arrived."


    "Yes, teacher. We want to know." the other students commented.


    "Well, it was true that I only need an hour to create an artifact. I could even create an artifact with only a sweep of my hand...." Seigehart said in a sincere tone, which almost made all the students believe him.


    All of the students gasped involuntarily from what they heard. Regardless of their experiences. Those who knows how hard it was to craft even a green level artifact were astounded.


    With only a sweep of his hand? Indeed Seigehart could do it. After all, he was a Dimension Ruler, he governed everything within the dimension itself, what''s more he was the True Creator''s Emissary. As such, his position was only second to the True Creator himself.


    "Just kidding. I''m not able to do it. At most, I need hours or so to create one. That''s the limited time needed to craft a Golden level artifact. However, what about more high leveled artifact? It would need days or so, just to be created. Now is there anyone here who witnessed a Grandmaster craftsman while creating artifact?"


    "I, teacher! My grandfather is a Grandmaster craftsman." someone said while raising his hand in the air to be called.


    "Okay, tell us how it was done by your old man."


    "My Grandpa that day made a sword. The material he used were, Allmanium Ore, Cellogore Ore and Plixium Ore, all were Low Class Medium Quality Materials. At first, he melted them in the forge many times and molded it into a sword. When it was finished, he wrote some Sigils and Runes onto it and when he was finished, the sword shone brightly and tested it out at one of our steel dolls, which was easily cut into two. It has a skill called Bleeding Cut." after he finished explaining what he saw, the student goes back to his seat.


    All the students nodded in affirmation of how an artifact was created. However, Seigehart was different.


    "What your Grandpa had created wasn''t an Artifact but a Psudeo-artifact. And that''s not how a true artifact was created."


    "Teacher, that''s how an artifact was created. Our family has been creating artifacts for thousand years, and that''s also how my master created an artifact." someone defended.


    "Discard everything about this kind of process. What you''ve seen wasn''t how an artifact was created. It''s a more meticulous and profound way. What all the artifacts you saw were just merely ordinary weapons with enchantments.... Enough of this, you''re still first year students and won''t craft anything any time soon. First, focus on expanding your knowledge about World''s different kinds and types of materials, Magic Circles, Runes and Sigils.  You''ll be able to craft a true artifact when you''re in fourth year."


    They''re all extremely confused why they need to forget everything about the way their ancestors had created an artifact. However, they don''t dare to repute, specially those who witnessed Seigehart created a Golden level Artifact. They were curious on how Seigehart would teach them his way of creating an artifact. Well, when they''re fourth years.


    "Let''s now proceed to our today''s class. First, define what materials are this. This were common so, I assume any of you know what it is. " he said and flipped his hand, which summoned five different kinds of Ores.


    All were fist size and have different colors. They were bluish hue color, purple, light green, red velvet and aquamarine, all floated in the air, at the center of the room for the students to view.


    Many raised their hand, but Seigehart only called one.


    "The bluish hue Ore is the Oricalcium, the purple one is Sitfhium, the light green Ore is Livarium, while the red velvet and aquamarine are the Unbestone and Primestine."


    "Very good, you may sit. As of some of you know, Oricalcium is second only to gold, which mostly used as currency in some kingdoms, while Sitfhium and other materials are used in forging weapons. But most of this, Sitfhium, Unbestone and Primestine are materials which has affiliation to mana, while Livarium is affiliated to Aura energy. This signifies that materials were divided into three types, Non-attribute, Mana type and Aura Energy type materials. What''s more precious of the three is the Aura Energy type, for its the rares of the three and mostly all Aura Energy type materials are more durable than materials of Non-attribute and Mana type."


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    "Next, look and guess what material is this. However, I doubt that none of you would not even recognize it even from a far."


    Seigehart again flipped his hand and the five materials from before disappeared and replaced by a new material, which in the form of crystal and shaped like a claw of some beast.


    "That''s a Dragon Shedded Skin! There''s no mistaken it, from the concentrated mana it releases it is indeed a Shedded skin of a dragon!" someone exclaimed.


    "Partially correct, its just that this Shedded Skin was not from a dragon, but from a Five Claw-tailed Serpent. The concentration of Mana is the same as the dragon''s. However, the purity of Mana doesn''t. Dragons are beasts which more affiliated to Mana, that far surpassed most beasts, as they were born from one of the Ancient Beast that ruled the lands of Frindeia before times, the Nidhogg. Mostly, this kind of Shedded Skin which not originated from a dragon, is crafted into protective jewelries because of high concentration of mana inside. However, if it was left at any place, within centuries the mana it has would be gone and already assimilated into the atmosphere. Completely, different from Aura Energy." Seigehart explained and replaced the crystallized Shedded Skin with an ordinary looking wooded plank.


    "Look at this next material. Harris Owlminon, go here in front. I need an assistance." he said, as the student complied.


    "Now used your most powerful attack in this wood." Seigehart said which made the student confused.


    Why his most powerful attack not just punch it normally? With his strength of Master level Aura warrior, he could break it with a mere flip of his finger. Seigehart have his reason. Although, Owlminon was reluctant, he still complied.


    As he about to attack, his body shone with Orange color Aura energy, signify that he was indeed a Master level Aura warrior. His Aura formed into a bird with 3 pairs of wing, which cried fiercely. It''s eyes glinted and fired a scorching ray of light from its mouth into the wood.


    As the attack landed on the wood, the area around the wood was covered in smoke and intense heat, but the seemingly ordinary wood wasn''t turned to cinders at all. It only has an insignificant patch of burn on it, too small that almost unnoticeable.


    Owlminon panted as he attacked the wood. When he saw that it wasn''t turned to ashes, he immediately thought it wasn''t ordinary as it looks. The wood possessed a hidden ability.


    "H-how could it want damaged at all!? Could it be? Teacher how did it couldn''t even turned to ashes already!" He immediately blurted out.


    He don''t believe that he couldn''t even made a single burn on it. As he was about to attack again, but stopped by Seigehart before he even did.


    "Owlminon, you can go back to your seat and replenish your energy." the student complied from what Seigehart said as he was tired from using his powerful attack.


    "As you all witnessed. Owlminon is an Master level Aura warrior. His attack power could definitely rivaled a Grandmaster level Aura warrior, but when he attacked this wood, he only made an insignificant burn on it. You know why? Use Aura Eyes to know it yourself." he said, as all students did what he said.


    Aura Eyes was a technique used my all Aura warrior to vividly see the Aura Energy at the air and surroundings. Also it could let them see the illusions and far distance like an eagle if mastered.


    As they activated their Aura Eyes, it reveals before them the secret of the wooden plank. From their eyes, the wooden plank became a precious material. It has a thick layer of Aura Energy, not just an ordinary Aura Energy, but a Fire Element Aura Energy, shrouded in it like it was blazing with fire itself.


    No wonder, it could remain undamaged from my attack. It unexpectedly has Fire element Aura around it, which probably neutralized my attack. Owlminon comprehended.


    "The Fire Element Aura around it, caused it to be resistant to aany fire element attack, even lightning or light beams like Owlminon''s attack, this wooden plank could resist them. Now you know why almost all Aura Energy type materials are precious, more if it has an element. Aura material are rare as hen''s teeth, as it took time for an object to have a consolidated Aura Energy around it. You''ll know everything about Aura Energy and Mana at your Basics of Magic Circle, Primary Study of Runes and Primary Study of Sigil."


    The Class was at the end after Seigehart introduced and discussed another 15 different materials. They were not bored at his class, as Seigehart discussed it in an elaborated and humored way, like asking for volunteers on letting them see and experience things for themselves.


    "This all for today, but before you leave take this." he said as a thick book with 600 pages, with similar title ''Craftsman''s Treasures'' appeared floating before them.


    Their faces became sour as they saw how thick it was, as Seigehart continued to talk. "Read that during your free time, and next week we''ll have a quiz regarding all that we''ve discussed."


    They all reluctantly grabbed the book and stored it in their Space Storage Badge that the academy gave them. They''re waiting for Seigehart to let them all leave, for them to be allowed, which elated their moods from his words.


    "Then, next meeting we''ll be going to one of the Azure Serenity Island mountains. So be prepared, it''s a field trip. That''s all class dismissed." and they all leave with full of anticipations in their eyes, as they walked out of the room.


    They''re all only First year students. As the academy policy, first years were not allowed to venture outside the academy. If they tried to do so, their badges would teleported them back to their rooms automatically, and they have no other methods to remove it as it was bound to them.


    After all, with the wonderful island before them, who wouldn''t want to explore it, even for a bit. Thus, it is no wonder they longed for it. Which certainly made them excited, that if reading a thick book was the only price to pay for going outside, then they would definitely do it with pleasure.


    I''m glad it worked. Now they have motivation to read the book I gave them. Seigehart thought as his plan worked. As he saw them leave with burning eyes, after they were all gone, be also leave and go back to Artifact Creation Hall.


    When he was outside the Academy Class Castle, one of his stalker was running toward him with troubled look on his face. He stopped when he reached Seigehart and began to speak.


    "Head teacher Seigehart, at last I see you! Quick, you need to go back at the Artifact Creation Hall! There''s trouble there! The Regal Hepisziur came and demanded your crafted Golden Stygian! Pulling it out of its place!"


    "Hahaha!..." Seigehart heard only chuckled, which confused the person before him.


    "Head teacher, how could you still laugh after hearing what I had said!? Your crafted artifact would be gone by now! We must immediately go back!" the person insisted. As he looked at Seigehart which have an amused smile on his face.


    Suddenly, a thought came to his mind. Is Head teacher Seigehart wasn''t even bothered, about his crafted artifact being taken away? After all, he didn''t touched it after hi crafted it. it might be so. Anyway, its relieving that he was not bothered at all. He could just craft one if he wanted to.


    "Okay, Osir. Let''s go back. I want to see how this person would take this Golden Level Artifact of mine. Well, if this person could. hahaha!"


    Seigehart return straight to the Artifact Creation Hall with full of anticipation.


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    I know it have many sythetical errors, as well as semantic errors. So please be an angel and point it out. I''m not proficient with English after all.


    And to tell you the truth, this chapter made me suffer from depression. I accidentally deleted the first completed Chapter 20, which made me angry to my phone that I almost throw it on the floor.


    I was depress, really depress and eventually, I finally got over with it and moved on. I accepted the fact that I made a regrettable mistake, and I need to write it AGAIN, THIRD TIME! YES I MADE A MISTAKE THREE TIMES!


    Hopefully, everything about the chapter were still in my head, and immediately rewrite it in about 3 hours straight. Not to mention, it was after the Final Examination in DE, which the time where my mind was still functioning.


    Also, I need your strength fellow earthlings. Raise your hands and pray that I passed on Qualifying Exam. So my dream of becoming an Engineer don''t remain a mere dream only.


    And here it is. Hope you like it or pretend that you like it.


    Happy Holy Week. Hope, your relatives on the other side visits you in your room alone. Or you visit them instead.

 Chapter Twenty One

    Chapter TwentyOne: Melting A Golden Palace.


    At the horizon of Azure Serenity Island, a dazzling golden carriage hovered above the clouds, while being pulled by a Crimson level beast, a Radiant Lion.


    Its fur was gold and also brilliantly emitting radiance of gold. It gave off a terrifying roar that frightened the people below. It shows that the person within the carriage have an extremely great background.


    In all Island of Million Isle Continent, there were only 7 person who used a Crimson level beast as a mount; The Emperor of Xianxiu Empire, one of the biggest island within the continent.


    The Head of Emperial Union of Eastern Sea, the Holy Pope of Rahplos Church, the Most Richest Merchant of the continent, the Great Demon Emperor of Northern Sea, the Empress of Zen Liberal Country and the mysterious Leader of Entropy, the most powerful criminal organization.


    All this person hold power beyond a normal person''s comprehension. As some of them were feared because of their deeds, while some were revered as they''re figures who do the opposite, they were called as, Seven Overlord.


    The Sky ship slowly landed in front of the Artifact Creation Hall. Before it reached the ground, the people gave way while their eyes were locked at the entrance of the carriage, waiting for the person inside to go out.


    They held their breath when they saw the person inside the carriage. A woman in golden gown, whose beauty would cause any kingdom or empire fall. Like a goddess that descended from the sky, her domineering presence made all the people around shudder, as others looked at her with deep reverence as she walked.


    "Gave way for the Empress!" the soldier in dazzling golden armour shouted and all the 20 soldier fall in line, sundering the crowds that blocked the entrance.


    This happening was a serious matter for the academy. Thus, Headmaster Spavrif was the first to greet them, accompanied by the other Head Teacher.


    However, Seigehart wasn''t one of them. As he was still taking his time, walking leisurely as his own amusement. Which he do on purpose, he knew that they would wait for him no matter how long it is and whoever they are, if they came for the Golden level artifact of his.


    "Empress Regal, we''re honored that you graced us your presence. Please, let us know what her highness wanted and we would comply at the best of our ability." Headmaster Spavrif said while bowing his head, not wanting to offend the empress.


    "Headmaster, I know you already knew why I''m here. I''ve come for the Golden level artifact, which was crafted days ago." said the empress intimidatingly yet glamorous, without batting an eye, clearly expressing her superiority.


    "ahh yes, of course. Our new Head Teacher of Crafting Course whose specialized in creating artifacts was the one who crafted it. It is at the Artifact Creation Hall at the moment. Please, follow me this way, your highness." Headmaster Spavrif said, leading the way, but he didn''t blocked the empress and only walked at the side.


    So it was true that the Empress of Zen is a collector of Golden level artifacts. Also this rumor about being too... excessive was truly a fact. I hope Seigehart don''t disagree on this and don''t make trouble for the academy. Even though, we have seen each other many times, I felt like I still don''t know anything about him. He''s truly a mystery himself. I couldn''t even sense the purity of his mana.


    Headmaster Spavrif sighed while thinking what would be the consequences if they don''t do what the empress wanted. Which replaced by Seigehart''s mysterious origin.


    Because if a person such as Seigehart, that have an extraordinary ability to create an artifact which considered rare and only Grandmaster Craftsman could make, which rarer than the artifact itself.


    If such a person exist, he should have known by the world and already written in the history of Soclomanois. However, it has been only two days since he ever heard of the name Seigehart Caduceus who possessed such ability. Which made him quite mystically mysterious.


    When they entered the Hall, the Golden Stygian was the first thing they saw. Still stucked at the stage with all its radiance, that became a monument, which admired by people who seen it. The artifact was giving of an lofty aura like a weapon that would only accept a God as its owner.


    From the time Seigehart had crafted it, there''s no one ever tried to pull it out. Even though, they really wanted to. There''s no helping it as the owner of this was the Head Teacher of Crafting Course. If they ever tried to pull it out, they would be punished.


    When the empress saw the artifact, she was greatly fascinated like her eyes twinkled with stars in desire to have it. Imagining herself slaying dragons with the Golden Stygian on her hand.


    This Golden level artifact is the most powerful Golden level artifact I ever saw. This no doubt comparable to a Crimson level artifact! The person who crafted this must be extremely exceptional in many fields. I must know this person. Establishing a friendly connection is more beneficial than asking him swear allegiance to me. She thought to herself.


    She looked straight at the Golden Stygian and said. "Don''t follow me." and walked towards it.


    As she walked, she felt that the rapier was calling for her like it has an consciousness of its own. The atmosphere around the rapier changed like it was pulling her closer. It was a bewitching feeling for her, as it was unknown to her.


    Naturally, it was the Ancient Artifacts that found in ancient ruins of Soclomanois, which were all Black level artifacts have its own consciousness.


    However, it doesn''t mean only Black level artifact could have its own consciousness, it depends on the creator of the artifact if he wanted it. It was just that Black level artifact that exists in the ruins were created by the same method as Seigehart did.


    In reality, all the artifacts that the Craftsmen of the current Era of Soclomanois made were only Pseudo-artifacts, barely called a true artifact.


    It was called Pseudo-artifact because it still did not undergone the last stage of Artifact Creation, which all Ancient Craftsmen of Ancient Era of Soclomanois, deemed the most important stage, the Spirit Awakening Stage.


    Currently, there were only 56 different Black level artifact in whole Soclomanois, all were excavated from the Ancient Ruins. That existed since ancient times and were divided by great powerhouses of Soclomanois.


    Seigehart gave the Golden Stygian a consciousness and an ability to level up to become an artifact with awareness. A special type of artifact, a Soul Artifact.


    But surprisingly, the Golden Stygian and the empress were coincidentally completely compatible with each other. A factor that Seigehart didn''t perceived. As when the artifact sensed the empress, it had immediately accepted her as its rightful owner.


    As the empress arrived in front of the rapier, it suddenly shone with sparkling golden aura. When she held the handle, the whole stone stage where it was stucked crumbled and was split in half.


    At that moment, Seigehart was already at the entrance and saw it clearly. He was extremely dumbfounded when he saw it. He immediately thought of it and wanted to laugh, that he didn''t thought of this possibility.


    After all, he was only a Dimension Ruler, he possessed the knowledge of True Creator, but he wasn''t omniscient. He don''t have the ability to perceive the future, but the Book of Universe had it. However, he didn''t inquired the book about it and perceiving the future would only spoil his fun.


    The Empress wield the Golden Stygian, it brilliantly shone leaving a golden arc in its path. With her level as a Legend Level Aura Warrior, any Aura Warrior with the same level as her would not be her match and even a Champion Level Aura Warrior would have a hard time dealing with her.


    "Hahaha! This is absolutely beautiful! Magnificent! I didn''t thought that this Golden level artifact is this powerful! I had wield many kinds of Golden level artifacts. However, I didn''t felt this kind of feeling before, like this artifact was created just for me! Amazing!... Altron Spavrif!"


    Her outburst startled the soldiers, the Headmaster and Head teachers. They did no thought that the domineering and well composed empress like a refined gold without any impurities would show an emotion like this.


    When Headmaster Spavrif heard his full name from the latter. From the traditions of Million Isle Continent, calling the full name of someone indicates that you were inferior to them.


    It was a unrespectful kind of way to call someone in the public. Headmaster Spavrif don''t had any ability to refute about it, so he immediately answered politely. "Ye-yes! Your highness!?"


    "I want to meet the creator of this artifact. Bring him here now!" she demanded authoritatively.


    "O-of course! Ah! He is here right now your highness." he said, looking at Seigehart with unwilling face and called him to come. "Seigehart! Come meet her highness, Regal Hepisziur. The Empress of Zen Liberal Country."


    Headmaster Spavrif don''t wanted to give up the Golden level artifact to the empress after publicly calling his full name. It did hurt his pride as a Headmaster, even the Head teachers have the same expression. However, they suppressed it in their hearts and did the same in concealed manner by introducing who she was.


    The Empress heard it, narrowed her eyes at Headmaster Spavrif, to only see that he was smiling pleasantly and no hint of derision. She thought, he was only introducing her.


    However, in Headmaster''s mind the Empress wasn''t too domineering as he thought, as the other people around were all laughing heartily inwardly because of the Headmaster''s cunning mind and guts.


    Except the soldiers of the empress whose burning with anger that they just mocked their empress unknowingly, and the empress was even oblivious to it.


    She goes down off the stone stage and looked to Seigehart with incredulous expression. "So you''re the creator of this artifact? But you don''t look like that formidable though. Instead, you look weak and frail. So I''ll be taking this Golden level artifact of yours. Any opposition?" she said grin on her face.


    She did mocked Seigehart in purpose. After seeing that Seigehart wasn''t that powerful like she thought would be. He discarded the idea of building a friendly relationship, instead she wanted to take him with her back, by ridiculing him.


    If he did badmouthed her, she would immediately take it as an offense and take him as a criminal. And when they''re back at Zen Liberal Country, she would give him two choices; Be her personal craftsman or be executed publicly, both were lifetime occupation.


    Of course, Seigehart knew what she had been scheming, it would not escape from his Mind Reading Ability. After pondering the about abilities, he found out that he could read minds by the book''s help. As the book could inscribe on it, what the others person''s thought. Which he read in his mind, as long as he directly looked at their eyes.


    This empress is very cunning, but the headmaster surpassed her at this field, hehehe! I think I''ll dance along with her then ditch her midway. Evil woman is more evil than Evil man. She need to be cleansed. He inwardly mused.


    "Regal Hepisziur, pardon but I can''t give you my artifact. I planned to gave it to you. However, you change my mind. Please give it back." he said, which infuriated the golden soldiers on the side.


    "How dare you mocked our empress! Soldiers! Apprehend him!" the soldier with different armour said, the commander of the soldiers and encircled Seigehart immediately.


    "Wait! I didn''t said anything bad! I only said to her to give back my artifact to me!... What are you doing!? Ugh!" Seigehart said before that soldiers knocked him out.


    But the commander was doubtful if he was truly unconscious, for she felt that she hit an indestructible object that her hand become numb. However, when she saw that Seigehart had been knocked out, she thought it was only one of his artifact protecting him from any harm.


    It is indeed true that he wasn''t unconscious. His body is way too strong, that even if the Gods used all their Divine Energy and powerful attacks it would not even made a scratch on him. So he acted as if he was knocked unconscious by the commander.


    "You didn''t respect the empress, you lowly craftsman. You''re a criminal now. So you''ll come with us. Does the headmaster have any objections?" the commander said in commanding tone.


    When they saw what the commander did to Seigehart, they were all angered by it. However, No one refuted as she was a Grandmaster level Aura Warrior and a Mage with 11th cycle Mana Purity.


    Also with the Empress before them, who would object? Even the Headmaster only looked down with deep depression and anger, that he couldn''t even protect someone from his academy and they even mocked them right on their territory.


    "Be grateful, Altron Spavrif. I didn''t included you from insulting me. However, this craftsman will not be pardon. He''s coming with me." she jeered and walked off, out of the Artifact Creation Hall, riding directly to her sky ship and taking off immediately disappearing from the horizon.


    Meanwhile, the Empress and the commander of her personal guards were sitting peaceful inside the Sky ship. While Seigehart was unconscious, or rather asleep as he took a nap when he initially closed his eyes.


    The commander spoke to the empress seated on the soft couch before her, smiling while admiring her newly acquired artifact, as the commander continue eyeing Seigehart. "Your highness, what do you plan on doing to this craftsman? We must not execute him without a reasonable proof of aggression toward your highness, otherwise we might entice the people of Mountain Amos."


    "About him. Just let him be for now. Once we''re back at the Capital. I already know what I would do to him.


    "Then, I''ll follow as your highness had said."


    Suddenly, Seigehart moved and sitting up, while he was on the floor. As if a signal, as they already arrived at the Capital of Zen Liberal Country, the Golden City as the Sky ship had stopped.


    "Your awake, craftsman. Come with me or I''ll rip this arms and slap you with it!" the commander said with killing intent within her eyes, as she put Seal Bracers on both his hand, to prevent him from wielding his Mana or Aura Energy.


    "Now walk...." said the soldier behind as they pushed him strong enough to make him stumble, but wasn''t even able to budge him. Instead, he just walked normally as he do.


    Seigehart was greatly amused to see the Capital City of Zen Liberal Country, that he couldn''t help but be amazed by the city. A city called by many as the most beautiful city they ever seen. A city covered in golden luster from day to night.


    "What a beautiful city made of gold. Her highness, Zen Empress, really loves gold." he said that was heard by the soldiers, which made them held their heads up from his praises.


    As they reached the main road, yet again another golden carriage was waiting for them, which would take them to the Zenith Palace, the Empress''s residence. All the 20 personal guards of the empress lined up behind the carriage as they started to move forward.


    On the road, the people valorously welcomed the empress like a hero whom won a war, after killing the Demon Emperor. People cheering, calling for her. As she showed up, waving her hand which made the people more lively, that didn''t even died down after she passed by.


    An hour passed and they finally arrived at the Zenith Palace, the residence of Empress Hepisziur. "You can leave now, Allena. I want to talk to him alone." Empress Hepisziur said as they entered the throne room.


    "No, your highness. I''m sorry, but I can''t leave you with this man alone. I''ll stay here." Commander Allena stubbornly said, which made the empress sighed in defeat.


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    The Empress didn''t argue with her anymore and only looked at Seigehart, that was wandering around the room. "Did you liked my throne room? I personally lead the decorating of this room, because this room is an important place for politics."


    "So what you wanted to me, Empress? Could you please, be hasty? You know that I''m a Head Teacher and a busy person teaching students."


    Commander Allena was angered by it, but was stopped by the empress before Commander Allena even spoke. "Grandmaster Seigehart, would you consider working under me?"


    "I''m sorry, but I''m already working with someone." he said scratching his chin. That''s right, if being an Emissary is considered working under the True Creator. Then perhaps yes, I''m already the True Creator''s subordinate... or entertainment.


    "Is that final? Are you not gonna change your mind? And this someone, is he the Azerius Academy Headmaster?" every question, the voice of Empress Hepisziur became more threatening.


    "No, not today or in the future. And that someone... Let''s say you''re not qualified to know he''s identity."


    "You''re really courting death!" the commander shouted and attacked him. "Wind Splitter Slash!" and huge arc of Wind Element Aura Energy shoot out towards Seigehart, that before arriving to him had divided itself into two to strike both his side.


    The Empress didn''t stopped it, to scare Seigehart a little. At the beginning, the Empress could only see a faint Aura Energy of a Grandmaster level at him, while the empress and Commander Allena were Legend level and Grandmaster level as well. So why would the empress be afraid of him? Everything she wanted, she would acquire it by any means necessary.


    Seigehart waited for the attack to arrive. When it struck him, it was like the wind blades met an impassable wall that it dissipated like bubbles.


    Commander Allena was dumbfounded when she witnessed it, while the empress was amused by it. They thought it was Seigehart''s another artifact that saved him.


    "So you have artifact that could nullify attacks. No doubt, I didn''t even sense fear from you. So that was the case. However, could it nullify my attack? Your arms would be the price for refusing my offer!" Empress Hepisziur said with vicious expression.


    Looks like, they really wanted to slice me up. Okay, I''ll let them. Seigehart thought and extended his arms for her to target it more easily. "Okay, do it painlessly alright? I hate pain after all."


    What Seigehart did infuriated the empress. She''s a Legend level Aura Warrior and a Wizard with 16th Cycle Mana Purity. She could flatten mountains and boiled seas with the combined power of her Mana and Aura Energy.


    Nonetheless, all were useless in front of Seigehart. She even planned to use the Golden Stygian to attack Seigehart, which was really not smart of her. As she didn''t know that the Golden Stygian valued more its creator than the owner, thus it won''t let itself be used to harm its creator.


    The moment she pointed it towards Seigehart, it suddenly became heavy as mountain and couldn''t lift it up even an inch. "What happened!? What did you do to my artifact!?" she shouted angrily, but Seigehart only smile at her knowingly.


    "Answer me!" she growled.


    "You know I''m the creator of that artifact right? That artifact differ to any other artifacts in your possession. That one is a Soul Artifact, it has its own consciousness and it won''t attack its creator or owner. So it won''t let itself be used to put harm on me."


    S-Soul Artifact!? That''s not possible! Only Black level artifact that excavated from the Ancient Ruins had consciousness! Even some of those could communicate with their respectable masters! How the heavens did he crafted an artifact similar to those!? Not even the known most exceptional craftsman, Yatendojiu have any ability to create such artifact, yet this craftsman could!?


    "Hahaha, I admit, you''re an exceptional Craftsman. If you had just accepted my offer, we won''t come to this. I don''t need an artifact to dispose of you." She said with darkened face.


    Right, I''ll beat him to pulp until he swear allegiance to me! If not enough, I''ll decimate the whole Azerius Academy in front of him! He''ll be my personal craftsman! With his exceptional craftsmanship, my country would greatly benefit. No Empire would belittle me! The Empress thought wickedly, as she suddenly disappear and was already behind Seigehart.


    She invoked through Chantless Incantation Ability, a Non-attribute Element Teleportation Spell called, Blink Spell. A short distance teleportation with high efficiency within the caster''s radius, which depends on the person''s range of influence.


    The Empress''s hand formed into a knife that glow within golden sheen as she attempted chopping down Seigehart''s shoulder. The Imagination of cutting through butter was immediately shattered when she struck Seigehart.


    *Crack*


    "Ughhh!"


    This greatly shocked her, as she couldn''t even felt her hand which was dislocated, while she didn''t even leave a single scratch on him. At that moment, she immediately blinked away creating a distance between them.


    "How!? How come you''re unharmed? Is it because of one of your artifact!? I change my mind, if you swear allegiance to me right now. The offense you did would be forgotten." She said the latter with confidence, but there was fear hidden within her heart that even she couldn''t comprehend, as well as the ache of her arm.


    "Empress! Are you okay!?" Commander Allena said as she ran fast beside her with great concern.


    "I''m okay, don''t worry."


    Commander Allena could hear the confidence within the words, but when she saw the Empress''s hand, she was greatly shocked.


    How?... When did the empress got injured? the craftsman didn''t even attack yet he injured the empress!?. Commander Allena thought.


    Both their mind and heart was in turmoil. They didn''t encountered someone like Seigehart who didn''t attack them; Was attacked but wasn''t injured in slightest.


    "Oh my bad, I did not thought that you would end up injuring yourself. If today''s matter was already settled. Then, I''ll take my leave. But before the, I''ll let you know what I''m capable of."


    Theirs eyes widened, not in astonishment but fear. Absolute fear. Seigehart''s Aura energy surged out like a wrathful waves of ocean. It was too domineering, that they felt their bodies grew heavy like a whole mountain were on their backs, as it suffocating them.


    This craftsman... He''s concealing his strength all along! If I knew that he''s one of those eccentric hermits, I''d prevented offending him! the empress thought regrettingly, bitting her rosy lips until it bled, while supporting herself from the pressure Seigehart had exerted.


    "For your aggression, I''ll burn this whole place to the ground." Seigehart said with no holds barred.


    When he raised his hand, five profound Magic Cicles overlapping each other appeared above, covering the whole Zenith Palace. It attracted all the people far away from the palace. They thought it was one of the Empress''s experiment in Magic Circles.


    From the sky, a huge circle of light was summoned, which overshadowed the whole Palace. "This Magic Spell is called, Light Banishment."


    As Seigehart said the latter, the whole Zenith Palace was surrounded inside the pillar of light that decreased in size towards the center. All non-living things it touched were disintegrated, leaving nothing but bald ground.


    It just happened within seconds, but for the empress it was like forever, as she saw the light coming closer. When the light dissipated, the whole Zenith Palace that was dazzling in gold and extravagance disappeared. Only a wide barren land was left, and all the people within the palace, as they were not targeted by the spell Seigehart casted.


    The empress at the center of it, was left staring at the barren land before her. "My Palace was... was gone." she muttered, as the pain of her dislocated arm was forgotten because of it.


    Seigehart also disappeared, the time the light was gone. All who witnessed it were dumbfounded, as it caused a pandemonium through the whole eminent capital of Zen Liberal Country.


    Back at the Azerius Academy. As the Empress of Zen Liberal Country leaved, the Headmaster call for an urgent meeting with all the Head teachers and teachers.


    "Headmaster, what are we planning to do? Do we personally go and speak with the empress to pardon him? However, I doubt it would even work at the first place." the Head teacher of Study of Magic Circle Formation begin.


    "No, I''ll go to the, Mountain Amos personally and file a petition. They will definitely help Seigehart, once they know that Seigehart is a craftsman. And I know they already heard of his feat. They''re not called Craftsman Protector for nothing. So who''ll volunteer to make a journey to Zen Empire and watch over Seigehart? We might be too late to help him." Headmaster asks.


    "I''ll go..." said the man with bulky black armour, which startled the Head teachers and teacher and greeted him politely. "We welcome the Great General Hazt of Xianxiu Empire!" He nodded quietly and looked at Headmaster Spavrif.


    "Hazt, are you sure of this? This might invite a cold war between the Xianxiu Empire and Zen Liberal Country." Headmaster Spavrif said, which made the others surprised by their relationship.


    The Headmaster and Great General really are good brothers. Calling a Great General of Xianxiu Empire without using honorifics means they have deep relationship. They thought.


    "I am certain..." Great General Hazt said with his usual deep low voice.


    "Are you sure? Hazt this is my problem, so I won''t drag you into this, or do you have another reason relating Seigehart?"


    Great General Hazt smile wryly. "Altron really knows me well. It is indeed, relating to him. Back when I was at the Empire, the news about his ability to craft Golden level artifact within hours had greatly enticed the Emperor. You ought know he pursued greatly in the path of Artifact Creation right? However, he''s sucks at it, Hahaha!" he said, laughed heartily.


    Calling the Emperor of Xianxiu Empire sucks, even if he is the Great General. Does he wanted to die that badly? Or itching to have an all out fight with other Great General?... Headmaster sighed helplessly at him.


    "Anyway, the Emperor wanted to meet him personally. When he heard the news, he immediately wanted to ditched his duty as an Emperor and flew over here. However, his wife, the Empress caught him and took him back forcefully, even beating him publicly. Now all mens in whole Xianxiu Empire looked at him with reverence because of it. As the Emperor ask me a favor to talk to your new Head teacher, to take the Emperor as his student or even only giving him some advices in Artifact Creation to improve. So here I am. Dealing with you, volunteered myself to look after him. If he ever get executed, before that happens. I''ll rescue him immediately."


    "Emperor Lie of Xianxiu Empire is really a great man amongst man! No! The greatest man amongst man!"


    Said the Head teacher of Study of Rune, which caused the other man in the room nodded in agreement. While the woman wore a triumphant look. Great General Hazt only shrugged his shoulder like saying it can''t be helped, that he also sympathize with the Emperor.


    "Hmm... Okay, I''ll let you be the one to go and protect Seigehart, rescue if the empress decides to execute him. As of now, they''re might be at Capital. Since Empress Regal have Portal Gate on her possession. You need to leave now, for you to arrived as quickly as possible. Take a Sound Transmission Earing at the Treasury Palace before you leave."


    When Great General Hazt heard the word Treasury Palace his eyes shone and stomach growled. "Okay, I''ll leave now. I''m already prepared anyway. See you, Altron." Great General Hazt bid and leave immediately, disappearing from their sight like winds.


    When the Headmaster saw the excitement within the Great General''s eyes he immediately followed. "And don''t take any of my wines!"


    The Headmaster scowled at Great General Hazt. He knew that Great General Hazt was more excited about the Treasury Palace, than seeing him. They were friends for already centuries up until now, so he already knew him like the back of his hand.


    Hours had passed since the Great General Hazt leave, which made the Headmaster anxious. "Its been hours, why Hazt has not yet to contact me?"


    Just like the Headmaster thought, the Great General Hazt did what he expected him to do after entering the Treasury Palace.


    When the Headmaster entered the Treasury Palace, he saw a man lying on the ground with a black armour beside him, snoring loudly that it echoed through the huge Treasury Palace.


    The Headmaster''s face contorted with irritation, for he knew who the person was. He was the Great General Hazt, drunk and emanating a strong alcoholic smell around the Wine Case Cellar. There was even a spilled liquor on the ground which had already been dried, that leave stain on the floor.


    The Headmaster had reached his limit of patience and couldn''t held it, as he conjured a crackling violet lighting ball on his hand. Chantless incantation, a very fast way of chanting spells. However, learning this kind of ability wasn''t easy as it appears, as it need vast knowledge and experience through invoking spells.


    The spell he used is a Spell Caster, 5th Cycle Magic Spell called, Incandescent Thunder Ball. Actually, it was a Fire Element Type Magic Spell, it just became a ball of crackling thunder because of extremely high temperature, or simply called by others as Plasma Ball.


    Because the Headmaster was an Arc-Wizard with 20th cycle Mana Purity. With a simple Plasma Ball, he could roast a Golden Level beast easily. However, Great General Hazt was a Legend Level Aura Warrior with Steel Element Type Aura Energy himself. So his defensive capability was astonishingly high and impenetrable for the likes of such Magic Spell.


    When the Headmaster fired the Magic Spell towards the peacefully snoring Great General, it only electrocuted him which woke him up, kicking him out of his dreamland.


    "Hazt! I said don''t drink my wines! They''re still not matured yet! And aren''t you supposed to be at the Zen Liberal Country as of now!? You drunkard, you slept for almost 8 hours! Go out of my Treasury!" He scowled.


    "Oh okay, I''m going now. To the... Zen Liberal Country." Great General Hazt said, picked up his armour and walked out like an uncontrolled car.


    As Great General Hazt got outside he saw a man in white robe with golden embroidered patterns on his robe. "Great General Hazt, are you going now?"


    "Oh yes, yes. I''m going to now. What''s your name young man? Oh nervermind, I''m leaving now or Altron would chase me out."


    "Okay, be careful on your way." the young man said and walked towards the direction of Artifact Creation Hall.


    That man looks familiar. He was similar to Seigehart on what Altron had described him. I hope, he''s still alive, when I arrive at the Capital City of Zen Liberal Country. Great General Hazt thought and continue on his way.


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