There was a severe unrest on the floor. All major powers started fighting openly.
Though they may necessarily have different claims of their own, the thing on which this war being played was the existence of relic!
The news regarding mark, who had perished in masters test, had brought attention of all the powers on the floor.
All first rate forces along with the second rates had absorbed the loose cultivators and formed "The alliance of hundred."
Though it was made of remaining eight first rate force and ninety plus second rate forces.
Their combined force was way weaker than the weakest major power, as they did not had an existence of transcendents to begin with.
Since old times, the six major powers had made an oath to never let the transcendent and emperors involve in territory wars, and also the cultivators that exceeded the age of fifty were not to be involved as they have entered the old generation by then.
So the major chunk of fighting army was made up of the lord class cultivators, leaded by aura kings, that made the floor chaotic.
The other testers besides mark had managed to cross the yellow line, which said to demarcate a fish from the dragon.
So the four followers of mark had obtained endless glory, after crossing the yellow line, and were now groomed with full support of their families.
The news that mark gave a thing to levi before passing out, was found out by major forces, after going through the memories of the spectators they caught later.
Most of the old spectators had expended their potential, and were stuck in stages of aura king to begin with.
So it was quite natural that family would not pursue the matter highly, unless those members had a high status with the family.
The prestige mark build up on his name was short lived, and people may occasionally remember him in future, when the name of relic was brought into account.
" Levi mist! " Doing some background checks, the major powers figured out her actual background and feigned ignorance to her matters following it.
But still, the war continued as before, but this time it was focused to weaken the foundation of their rival families, and destroy them from the roots.
In flame Glory's main building.
" Little levi, could you open that box and let us see what hidden within? " Standing next to an expert dressed in sliver, farthur exclaimed out with a clear face.
" Open it! Do I really need to... grand father? " Staring at the eyes of the expert next to Farthur, levi exclaimed out in a rejecting tone.
It was the safe keep mark left in her hands before, she still couldn't understand him clearly, much less judge him.
Though she judged him for a pervert before, it was under anger! She wanted to sort out things between them, and clear off any misunderstanding after the test, but she was fortunate enough as she didn't have a chance to do so.
But still, the last thing he left under her care was the small wooden box, so she naturally treasures it.
" Levi, farthur is not an outsider! You can open that piece of wood, let's see what's the thing that little brat left behind? " The expert said these lines with a simple smile, curious to see what's hidden beneath that wooden lid, which even the transcended eyes of his was unable to discern.
Whoosh!
Gushes of mana started pouring out, thick mist covered the entire of the room, making it difficult for people to discern the surroundings clearly.
Gush!
The expert swung his black folded fan lightly, before clearing out the mist, without some lingering traces left behind.
A shining orb,
" Levi you sure are lucky! Never thought that this thing would be left behind for you! Just what sort of relation you developed with him? This is just... " Farthur exclaimed out in anxiety, with a big smile that nearly showed his entire set of teeth present.
" Sigh! Can you guess what's that orb by the way? " Looking at the puzzled face of levi, her grand father exclaimed while rubbing the top of her head lightly.
" An memorable... or a peak artifact! " Levi asked out, only to be shocked at last that it was a relic!
" Re...Re...Relic! " She shuddered out being startled.
At the same time in an unknown location at some unknown place, a voice was heard.
" I can't see a thing! Why is it dark every where?
As if this mark had been thrown into a pit of darkness, an endless abyss with no end! What the hell is this place?
Did I really died back then? Curse you system! " He who just gained his consciousness back, muttered in with anger.
Flash!
Rays of white light, which were blinding to one's eyes started flashing in all of a sudden.
Few seconds of blinker, before his eyes could get used to this light, Mark found himself in a different area, a place which could not be present in the dungeon to begin with.
It seems both unreal and also a little familiar to his brain.
The surroundings were lushfully green, with shallow grass below his feet and tall trees that reached hundreds of meters to sky, Mark felt a sense of Deja Vu.
A chill and pleasant air was present around, monstrous creatures around were not bothering his presence and were moving around, as if he were a ghost to their eyes, like an invisible being in broad daylight light.
" Strange! How do feel getting tall all of a sudden?
And... My voice... Curse! It had attained a mature charm to it! As if I aged up a couple decades in a leap. "
Mark pondered his brain for a while thinking about it, only to find at last that he was not just aged by years, but his entire body felt foreign to him, as if he had swapped souls with an another to begin with.
" Burnt wood! " With breezing air carried the scent of burnt wood, it was sensed by the sharp nose of his.
" Whoosh! "
Mark rushed towards that place, without a moment delay.
" Bam! "
Present in a body which was not familiar to him, Mark fell down without being able to attain a proper balance.
He jumped lightly, before speeding around to reach that place.
Mark was excited, having seen smoke means that he was not far from reaching the place, where a person might be living!
" Ah! Black smoke! "
Looking at the black smoke in air, Mark lept towards its direction taking large leaps in process.
He then slowed down gradually, hiding behind a wide tree to spectate the place, " Better be safe than sorry! " He muttered in.
Mark heard a faint beautiful hum from the direction, a poor wooden cottage with a cloth rail was present before him.
A mature lady with god like fairy skin was carrying a bucket full of washed cloths to dry it on cloth rail.
She had a smooth glossy hair, that reached down till ground from standing. Her stature was tall with a well built body, and her portions were quite perfect and overall she looked quite alluring, a perfect women for a man to pursue.
Mark was startled, he had his emotions running up his body. He was extremely excited thus moment, as if he saw his long cherishes person.
If it was for someone else, they might fail to recognize this person, but it was not the same for mark to begin with.
She was extremly familiar to him, they had even gone on some dangerous adventures together, and overall he was an important person to her.
He slowly exited the woods walking straight towards her wooden cottage, which looked quite shabby, where this beautiful women was probably be residing.
" Aimin... " Mark had put on some tears, that rolled over his face, when he called out for that person.
She was his wife, a person from trail tower, who he took responsibility for.
If he was not at wrong, she was mother to his two child's, that may had reached the age of six by now.
Surprisingly she turned her head looking at him with a heartwarming smile. She tidied her shoulders that caught dust, and walked towards him, slowly.
Step by step, she walked straight towards him, slowly opening her arms when reached near him, as if she was telling him to follow the same.o
My wife sure had recognized me... such a devoted girl... but wait, how could she even recognized me like this?
Didn't I reincarnated into a foreign world, with a different body different from my original one.
And this strange body... don't say it's of Jian lin's! The body of my previous life! "
Mark slowly followed the same course and opened his arms wide apart to take her into his embrace, spelling " Dear... I really misses you! "
But he was startled almost heartbroken when she passed through his body, directly, slowing lowering her body before grabbing two little kids into her embrace, rubbing their heads with a cheer full face on her.
" Better luck next time, catch a minotaur by then... I will naturally tell you your fathers whereabouts by that time! "
" Aimin are those our kids, tell them that their father is standing right before them!
What are you playing blind for? Don't you think that this Jian of yours wouldn't recognize your little pranks!
Silly girl, look back and welcome your husband! " Mark exclaimed out laughingly.
Seeing no reply from that side, he exclaimed with a serious face stating " Aimin! Jarkan! look back!
He rushed forwards trying to grab her shoulder, but almost slipped down, passing through her body before reaching the other side.
Aimin and her two kids stood straight by then, going towards the cottage, to enter in.
" What was that? " Mark tried touching her silky hands only to find at last, that his hands passed right through her body as if he was some ghost to begin with.
" Argh! What the hell is happening? Aimin, Look back!
It's fine if your angry with me, but don't ignore me! "
He had almost catched the shirt over his chest in panic fearing that his heart may explode any second from now.
" Please just... turn back... for a second! just for a moment... my heart... it pains! " His body collapsed down to floor with a teary face, stretching out an arm calling out for her, only to be ignored at last, as if his existence was not present there to begin with.
" Did I become a ghost? Yes... seems reasonable enough! I was able to see her for one last time, should I thank the gods from it? Hell no I did not wish to die this early!
But why am I able to see my feet yet? So I am not exactly a ghost right?
System! Where the f*** are you? Stop playing this dirty prank on me, it's too old! Hey stop playing mute this instant.... " Mark was going through the emotional trance, where his body once again started to disintegrate in dust of gold and silver. Completely disappearing from the surroundings, as if he was not there to begin with.
Strange thing that the beautiful face of Aimin furrowed down her brows before turning back only to sigh that " I thought some one had called this Aimin! Looks like I am too stressed and started hearing things! "
Dear husband just when are you planning to come back, this wife of yours is missing you... so much! " Closing her eyes lightly, with a slight blush over her beautiful face, and with a clear smile seen over her face she sighed in these words before stepping in her cottage.
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The expert = The grand father of levi.