In the **** world.
A world filled with wonders, mystical and forbidden places, great life-changing opportunities.
A planet inhabited by a myriad of races that all compete for supremacy.
A planet where the powerful dominate and grow stronger, while the weak remain on the bottom to be stepped on, always having to be careful not to offend the strong in any way.
For all those races to grow stronger and escape their destiny, the only method was to cultivate.
To constantly strive to enhance oneself and fight against the currents that wish to beat thee down.
To Defy.
That is what it means to cultivate.
Not only physically but also to cultivate an unshakable determination.
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At this moment, in the Emperor state, situated in the Veritas continent.
In the Oden's family, also known as the Emperor Family, which was well recognized as one of the most glorious cultivating Ancients clan of the Devil plane being the unquestionable ruler of such state and continent having innumerable forces under their flag.
For the Oden's family, today was an unforgettable day, for this was a time they had been waiting for years anxiously.
On this day, The entire Emperor state and even the whole Veritas continent suddenly started to shake intensely.
And in the firmament, gradually, a veil of red was covering the moon suddenly a strong gust of air picked up, pushing away all the clouds making the phenomenons happening for all to see clearly.
Many strange events appeared in the sky at this very moment, causing people to look up at the sky with surprise and other different kinds of expressions.
"Wha-WHAT THE HELL?! WHAT is happening? Is this the End of the world?"
Perceiving all of the strange phenomenons in the sky, many ordinary people instantly engaged in small talk, creating a murmuring buzz.
Many people were anxious others were excited. Their eyes gazing towards the Emperor's palace.
In particular, a young man in the streets couldn't help but shout in panic, his body trembling like a leaf, evidently not understanding what was going on.
"Wha-WHAT THE HELL?! WHAT is happening? Is this the End of the world?"
Seeing this, the people in the streets around him shot him a gaze filled with contempt, thinking how the young man was almost going to piss his pants from fear.
Observing all the strange gazes shooting directedly at him, the young man feeling embarrassed, finally managed to calm down and asked those around him with a perplexed tone.
"Why is no one else scared? Don't You all see the strange apparitions manifesting in the sky?"
"AHAHAHA, young man, are you telling me that you really don't know what is happening right now? Don't you know of a certain rumor that has been circulating recently?"
Hearing what the middle-aged man said to him, the young man felt as if thunder stroke his body out of the blue.
"Y-You mean t-t-that rumor? HOW IS IT POSSIBLE?!?! senior, are you trying to trick me? Are you telling me that the birth of a child in the Emperor family can cause such disturbances?!?"
"He-he, junior, you must be new here in the upper realm, right?"
In response, the youth in question nodded his head.
The middle-aged man noticing this sighed in disappointment.
"TSK-TSK, truly a simple-minded fellow!"
The middle-aged man shook his head and sighed, deciding to ignore the youth.
"wait! What did you Just-"
*BOOOM*
Suddenly the sky shook, and scarlet and black clouds started gathering on top of the Oden clan, and with the blood-red moon that started glowing strangely, it gave the mansion an extremely eerily atmosphere.
Deafening thunderclaps akin to explosions, and terrifying rosegold lightning bolts snaked amongst the clouds, almost like the dances of dragons.
Whispers similar to the devil's temptation filled the atmosphere, faintly caressing the ears of the spectators, like a dragonfly skimming the water surface.
The hearts of the passersby were filled with horror, their knees trembling like jelly.
Even the eyes of the middle-aged man were filled with overwhelming terror.
Thinking to himself:
Abruptly, the noise ceased.
More precisely, it decreased, almost vanishing.
Normally this should have brought respite to the people present, but instead, greater terror wrapped their hearts as they listened to the faint noise of steps beating rhythmically, like drums.
The sky shook once again as the noise of the steps resounded, and suddenly the hazy figure of the back of a man appeared for all to see.
Just his steps almost made the heartbeats of the present stop, the enemies in his path cowering in the shadows while he headed steadily towards a red lotus.
While this scene played, the previously suppressed thunder exploded with newfound power, turning from a previously golden rose thunder to a terrifying purple-colored thunder snake.
One must know that every change in color means an increase in strength of at least forty times in strength from the original.
Just As all those transformations took place.
The hazy figure in the apparition reached the red lotus, standing in front of the flower.
He appeared to be deep in his thoughts, contemplating whether to pick it up or not, but after a momentary hesitation, the young man bent over, reaching his hand toward the flower.
While the apparition was going on, the thunder appeared to become even more violent, almost as if it was enraged, taking a dangerously red hue.
And as soon as that figure touched the flower, the previously purple thunder turned into a horrific red-colored dragon that extended for kilometers, its scales glowing with a dangerous blood-red color then, it opened it's mouth concentrating a terrifying amount of energy which turned into a terrifying thunderous stream of draconic breath, looking like the stream of the underworld, rushing toward the apparition.
Just as the hazy figure prepared to destroy the thunder river with a wave of its hand, suddenly the red lotus started releasing his roots, which turned into nine-headed dragons all opening their mouths, rushing towards the stream of energy, greedily absorbing that kilometers long thunder river.
Seeing this, the man turned into a giant Devilish hand-cage, entrapping the nine-headed dragon.
Obviously, the Nine-headed dragon tried to struggle, now releasing all of its aurae, focusing all of its energy trying to break free.
A nine-headed dragon.
A mutation of the dragon species.
Mutations were known to be far stronger than the same species.
And that is why in the past, mutants of a race were always killed as soon as they appeared.
Either Because only a set number of nine-headed dragons could coexist in the same clan, with the strongest among them becoming the ruler.
Or by other races that did not want to see their growth.
Or even by the heavens themselves, as some nine-headed dragons were too talented to be tolerated on earth.
After being released, a godly pressure suppressed the audience, and nine terrifying roars shook the continent.
The nine-headed dragon started circling itself, taking the shape of a circle in the sky while the lotus stood proudly in its core center, the hand still suppressing all.
And as the dragon ascended, The lotus followed suit, going higher and higher in the sky at the same time starting to shine like a star, all the while continuously getting struck by thunder.
With the constant thunderous strike, the dragon circle started shrinking itself with each passing second.
Finally, after a few minutes, the thunder strikes subsided.
The previous bright light in the sky subsided and showed itself to the world.
It was a mark of a nine-headed dragon ring, with a lotus in its center and with the Devil's hand on top.
Before anyone could probe more, the mark in the sky turned into a stream of light, rushing towards the inner building of the Emperor's family, embedding itself in the left chest area of the newborn baby, turning into a tattoo that extended to his arm.