Laying In the field of which he awoke, Limbo takes a deep satisfying breath, one of which he has longed, even before time existed.
Limbo feels the gentle breeze on his face as he slowly opens his eyes, his sight is blurry but slowly focusing.
'Ahh, now this is life, the feeling of blood pumping through my veins, my heart beating against my chest, I can feel the vibrations that pulse throughout my body`
He looks to his right, and sees a forest.
'Oh right, I recall that I built my house of solitude in that forest of which only I can enter, my inanimate servants were maintaining it while I was away, they can't leave the forest, however all of them are level 10, and my ten guardians are level 30, if I go there I will be safe from harm until I am a higher level, high enough to hold my own with this low soul density island's strongest which I recall to be a level 4, otherwise I may end up dying before I knew what happened, fortunately I gave myself some physical advantages which allows me to be much better than the average person`
'Those advantages being`
<10x body training efficiency>
<10x five senses efficiency>
<10x natural cell regeneration>
'So I am quite satisfied with my growth speed, all I need is sometime to train my combat skills, i already know the basics of how to use practically every weapon already, however I will need to train my muscle memory for my body to keep up with my mind`
'For this purpose I will train the ancient sage Kong's technique called
Which will allow my body to sense danger as a natural instinct`
Limbo walks for 4 hours, taking in the beautiful sight of the rich forest while he makes his way to his mansion.
*Rustle
He mutters in a low voice.
"Oh what is that? Well it doesn't matter my servants are maintaining the forest so nothing alive or dead can enter without being ripped apart and sent to oblivion, although to be on the safe side I'd better summon my weapon"
[soul blade]
An elegant glistening white short sword appears after all of the water molecules in the air condense and the surrounding forest starts to wither away.
"Wow this blade is useful, I can feel the hot stream of power flowing into my body from the hilt of the blade"
"Still I can't rely on a weapon for power, I must hurry to the mansion and increase my level which won't be easy considering the soul circulations per minute are a maximum of 500 per level depending on talent or willpower, however most will be significantly lower when they decide to level up since training circulations requires you to kill a preferably strong beast and absorb as much soul power as you can, but the more you absorb the more painful and harmful it will be to your body, that's why most mortals choose to advance there level when they meet the minimum circulation requirements of 100 per level, however this is why the world is great for me, because even in my mortal life i have always thought mastering endurance is most important for the body, and what better way than to put yourself through hellish training"
'Oh crap, I got lost in thought again, well I can't blame myself I have been in the void long enough for a universal cycle, where most of the time before I created the universe all I could do was think`
Limbo was surprised to see that he has already made it to the outer courtyard of his mansion where his servants are patrolling meaning there was no danger the entire time, limbo felt a bit embarrassed and decided to train awareness along with endurance and his level.
For a long walk of four hours he has left the outer and inner courtyard, and passed through the random facilities area to enter the main building.
The main building is a luxurious mansion, in the front yard of the mansion there is a green emerald floor with a black crystal fountain which spews liquid gold 100 yards into the air.
The mansion itself is not one to be outdone, the mansion is a sentient being that can change itself at its own whim, the walls are a mix of black gold with blood red veins running throughout almost every room in the mansion.
He walks into the building pushing open the heavy crystal doors, and taking in the fragrance of freshly bloomed flowers as he looks down to see a bed of flowers underneath the tempered glass floor.
He walks over the garden as he tries to recall the entire layout of the building.
"Huh, I'm pretty sure the storage room should be here, however it seems the mansion has changed a few things"
5 minutes later.
'Oh there's the armoury`
He walks over towards the armoury.
"The armoury is filled with ancient metals and arcane weapons that the world would love to get there hands on, especially those greedy nobles, that's why I put on a seal that only grants access to the person with my soul print along with a password"
He walks over towards the doors and lays his palm against it, and releases a wave of soul power.
Meanwhile he is chanting the password:
No good deed goes unpunished.
The creases of the doors shine with an azure blue, the light fades and the doors smoothly drop into the floor and reveal a treasure room that seems to have space runes running along the floors making the room bigger by a hundred fold.
'Wow, even though I built the room and everything Inside, it still takes my breath away every time`
On the left hand wall are a thousand blessed weapons, and on the right hand wall are a thousand cursed weapons, and last but not least, the far end wall mounted with god-tier weapons, although he has enough weapons to invade the heavens none of them can be used, the weakest weapon requires a circulation of at least 800 which is extremely hard for most to get.
"I'm not able to use any of these... this is annoying, I created these but I'm not even able to touch them yet because of the requirements, however it won't be long before I can reach higher levels, although it won't be easy considering I am only going to advance levels once I can reach the maximum of 500 circulations per minute, if I can't even get that much then I will have no chance rising as the strongest if I can't even surpass a measly 500 circulations"
6 hours later in the middle of the night, limbo has more or less mapped the entire mansion and made his way to the meditation room, to reflect on his day and attempt to advance his current circulation of 0 to at least 10.
'Usually I would have to kill something to absorb soul power, however thanks to the soul gathering array on the room top I am able to automatically just let it slowly flow towards me and I'm able to assimilate soul power`
'After 1 hour of assimilating I have gathered 6 circulations so far, which is not bad considering this body has never felt pain and is highly sensitive, but I will definitely have to train endurance because I'm already feeling a bit of resistance from a mere 6`
He spends the next 5 hours increasing circulations.
"After 6 straight hours of circulations I have hit a stop, which I'm not able to go past with my current endurance however it's still good considering I've never practiced, and yet I've reached a circulation of 36 which is impressive for a first try, but I could easily reach more with a bit of training"
After he was done with that he needed to rest after he exerted his body and required rest before it affects his health, so he practically dragged his tired muscles into his king sized bed and put himself to rest.
He closed his eyes and quickly drifted off...
He opened his eyes to find himself in an old temple, he's floating in the air above 2 people.
'Well this is weird! I must still be dreaming, well it doesn't matter, besides this seems to be more of a memory than a dream, the middle aged man with white hair and a dragon shaped rune on his tight outfit seems to be the master or teacher of this red haired young man who bows to his senior`
"Master I have completely mastered the slaughter boxing you taught me"
'Oh really, oh my god I only taught it to him 3 weeks ago and I never expected him to actually master it, actually to be honest I only taught it to him because I was feeling spiteful and jealous of his talent for mastering technique and martial arts, I simply wanted some payback by humbling him a bit, although under no circumstances can he be allowed to know this, according to predictions the next blood king is suspected to practice slaughter boxing and losing a disciple like this will be a deep regret'
The imperial dragon master gives an awkward half smile while trying to keep a straight face.
"Master please accept this humble ones request for some light sparring, to test my mastery of slaughter boxing"
"Okay then child but prepare for a beating"
*Rustle.
'Huh wait I didn't mean it literally, by the gods he is a genius at martial arts but when it comes to simple interactions he becomes an unrivalled top class idiot`
Sigh!
"I meant ready your stance, anyway, to teach you the weakness of slaughter boxing I'm going to use the mimicking butterfly martial art which is a combination of light footwork and nimble movement most commonly used against martial art types that use sudden movements"
'Okay then, I will start with a narrow twist against his straight punch to avoid and I will follow up with a counterattack revolving palm'
Dragon master lightly kicks of the ground, the youngster uses a 6 successive spine jabs, the dragon master dodges with a narrow twist, but due to the error in judgement of his attack, the master has a harder time with his counterattack.
'Don't tell me he predicted my thoughts, and was ready with a plan to thwart my moves, humph don't think it'll be that easy boy, I've got experience and skill, refined over 150 years, it won't be that easy`
'Oh whoops I accidentally used 6 spine blows out of muscle memory, but I meant a straight fist, I hope master doesn't realise`
Master uses a sidestep to make up for lost time, meanwhile using revolving palm, to blindside the young man.
Coughs blood.
"Wo... cough, wow you're really skilled master, I guess I should get serious"
The young mans skin starts turning red and he starts growing bigger, his veins look like they are on fire, with black and red pupils, the young man turns into a fire dragon.
"Humph, so you want to use power over skill, well okay then, I will show you the essence of a refined technique is just as competent"
The master chants a mantra that turns his skin black, and burn brought with white flame, his power rises exponentially.
"both the old master and the young dragon's techniques are amazing I wonder which I should practice, well it maybe I should try searching for something else, but I don't think it's easy to beat slaughter boxing or mimicking butterfly so perhaps I should just master them both and go from there, huh I wonder which I should practice first"
The night has passed and the sun has risen.
Limbo opens his eyes.
"I will practice slaughter boxing to the point of complete mastery, because it's based of the purity of murder, this will be incredibly hard to master, thus my endurance will increase and I will be able to increase circulation"
Limbo walks to the arena.
'Martial arts has 5 tiers in this world, and each tier has 5 stages of mastery`
'Those tiers and stages are`
[Ground tier]
[Sky tier]
[Earth tier]
[Heaven tier]
[Nimbus tier]
[Human grade]
[Ghost grade]
[Beast grade]
[Serenity grade]
[Nirvana grade]
"To be honest I could definitely find something better with a little time and effort searching the memories of those souls I assimilated however I rather like the slaughter boxing, all of the techniques are designed to kill and destroy and it burns with a ferocity that is hard to come by in any martial art, plus it's also quite suitable for me at the moment, because it's an [earth tier] martial art which means it's extremely difficult to master for humans and in my current state myself included, it's also going to allow my endurance to increase exponentially, I might even be able to... actually no I don't want to get my hopes up, but mastering a single grade might allow my endurance to push to level 5, however after level 1~3, the soul gathering array will not be able to keep up with me and lose its effect, and I will have to raise levels the traditional way by killing although I won't be able to get to level 1 even with the circulations at 500 because I still need to gain 1,000 experience to level up"
'Okay I guess it's time to w...`
Limbo was rudely awakened by one of his level 10 servants, a scout.
'Master reporting`
Limbo wore an annoyed expression and gave a warning, the inanimate servant felt a shiver.
'WHAT? Pulling your GOD out of a dream is inappropriate, what would you do if I used our telepathic connection to disperse your soul.`
'Forgive me GOD, devour me at your whim, but please hear my report first.`
'Very well servant.`
The servant tells his master all about the trespassers that have walked into his property.
Limbo thought this might be an opportunity to learn more about the world, granted he did have a hand in its creation but there are certain things about any and every world that only it's citizens could know, also limbo wouldn't admit this easily but he thought of himself as an elite so he never really paid attention to the small details, for example he doesn't even know the name of the planet he created.
'Okay servant this information is useful, I will not punish you, I'm going to go talk to them, gather a few servants to be on standby in case they attack me.`
After 5 minutes limbo and 4 servants have secretly surrounded the trespassers.
Limbo quietly mumbled.
"I'd better transform into a a dark elf, with my level being 0 they may try to attack me, and dark elves are known for being elite assassins because they have the natural skill to hide called [environmental protection] this skill allows them to blend there essence with the environment including there soul power, it also doesn't hurt that dark elves are feared as beings harbingers of evil, so they won't attack me without provocation"
'Once I get enough information from them, depending on what they can do for me will decide there fate, although judging by that green haired gentleman wearing a sorcerers cloak with the royal crest attached, it looks like he can be my first class ticket into introducing myself to the humans, and from there if there are no complications I will demonstrate my fearsome powers and gain a noble title to travel to a better island once I'm stronger, though given my luck that won't happen within a thousand lifetimes, so I'll just take things as they come, for now`
Limbo activated his skill.
[form change]
His original humanoid body's appearance changed, he now has elven looks.
In this moment he developed a new identity.
(Note: Even though it says secondary character, it's skills don't change with the appearance).
[status screen]
Secondary character info.
Name: Achilles jade
Level: 0
Experience: 0/1,000
Class: none
Age: ???
Species: shapeshifter/dark elf
Worship: none/demon god
Skills: [soul magic] [status screen]
[soul devour] [soul blade] [soul warp] [dharma manipulation] [form change] [soul enforcement]
'I've always had a thing for supremacy and like they, eyes are the windows to the soul, and my soul wants to look at something pleasant`
That's why he chose.
Characteristics
Hair colour: white
Hair style: pompadour
Eye colour: red
Skin colour: dark
Height: 6,0
Weight: 90kg
Bejewelled: claws, ears, wrists, neck, ankles
Limbos shows a satisfied expression.
"Now this is called style, Those royals are nothing compared to my looks, but now for the clothing, hum, should I go for a traditional elven assassin style clothing or royal elven clothing, ahh maybe a mix of both"
After a few minutes he's decided his style.
'I've gone for a tight suit made in elven style, with black lace around the ends of the sleeves, the main colour is black, and small portions of it are gold... ha I've outdone myself`
Limbos previous excited smile turns cold.
"Now then to greet the guests"
Rustle*
A dark elf appears, startling the humans, who's numbers consist of 2 males and 2 females.
'Humph, these humans all appear to be level 5 but that doesn't make sense, the strongest on this island should be level 4, even on a mid density island these people can join a large guild with decent rankings`
"Rebecca it's a dark elf get in formation."
"I'm not blind! Michael."
'Why did I accept the job to escort these royals.`
"Stop arguing a dark elf is not a joke, be on guard"
'What's happening, dark elves are thought to be extinct since the holy war of gods 800 years ago.`
"Hello mort... cough... cough... I mean friends, I've noticed the one named Michael is your leader."
"Wait you can speak our language, I thought it's taboo for an elf to learn any language other than elvish, or are you a royal, only royals are exempt from punishment."
'Well I am posing as a royal.`
Limbo speaks in a formal tone.
"Indeed. Your knowledge of my kind is Impressive, I am Lord Achilles from jade family, this forest is the land where I have lived for the past 50 years, and my servants informed me of your arrival."
"May I ask, what is your purpose of entering my lands."
'So these woods are owned by a dark elf! Well that explains the rich soil and increased soul density, which allows for herbs to grow here, also 50 years ago these woods used to be a forest of dead trees, people thought there was some kind of treasure here that can change nature itself, I wonder if the elf owns this treasure?`