The wind blew slowly upon the faces of over a thousand soldiers of Chu. The young shook in fright, the middle aged gripped their weapons tighter in hopes of accomplishing their dreams, the old wanted to protect their homes.
Won held his sword, his eyes gazing towards the back where the leading general was.
Won looked towards where the Shu army was supposed to be, the smell of blood filled the air, yet it was a strange feeling that truly struck Won. Something in his blood stirred. Unknown to him an absolute arrogance and pride began to leak out of him, like a Emperor above all, it was so thick nearly every solider stared at Won in shock.
The general shouted, "Sound the horn!"
At that command a large horn bellowed, and every person of Chu were looking towards Shu.
A thousand men marched forth.
Won stared in shock, the men of Shu wore black steel armor, had expensive blood swords.
His eyes became dead like a fishes as he complained, "Hey, hey, hey! How did the enemy turn from lvl 1 to lvl 100 in a flash? Don't you think keeping you stomach in makes you more relatable? What's with this?!"
Hong Du couldn't help loudly complain, "Hey, what is this nonsense?! It'd be better to lie on my tummy and let them kill me! Damn Chu empire, I'll reincarnate as some noble prince in my next life and definitely live the life of a tyrant!"
Won laughed, "Hey you haven't collected enough good karma to make a wish like that. So stay alive and do your best."
Hong Du complained silently, "Can't ever let me act cool! Bastard next life I'm make you my servant and beat you up!"
Won turned around and asked, "What did you say?"
Hong Du, "I wish in my next life to have you as my good brother again!"
Won hurrumphed, but thought, "This is strange Shu isn't supposed to be this financially capable. Even if they had enough money to finance one thousand soldiers, to think they would send them to some one thousand soldier battle... This and the weird sensation I'm getting is throwing me off..."
Won sighed.
Yet he could help find those heads all the more desirable. If he took that armor...
Won used {Aim}, to the back were countless archers with beautiful purple bows, with the general sitting side by side with a man wearing a Hanfu. The man wearing the Hanfu had clear skin, and long flowing black hair.
Just as Won was identifying the man, the man wearing the Hanfu stopped his conversation with the general and looked towards Won.
Won quickly ducked down and threw himself into the feet of his fellow soldiers.
Won roared internally, "Who's that freak and how did he see me?! I once spied on the Emperor when he was touring and no one noticed, yet this bugger next to the general noticed me.... fuck, fuck, fuck. I think this is a bit out of my pay grade."
Won then began to contemplate what to do. On one hand he only needed a few more lives to level up, on the other hand there was a gigantic variable in place.
"Who knows perhaps my greed will get me gutted.''
Won then looked at Elder Sun, Hong Du and the rest of his troop.
Scratching his head, he said, "Well I atleast have this item... Chalice of freedom. I've saved the location as the main army camp, so worst comes to worst I can save myself."
[Chalice of freedom.
Rarity: Legendary.
Item type: Protection item.
Description: Change the flow of rivers and bends of mountains, as sunlight carries to the other side of the world - dissapear.]
Won complained, "When I got this item, I had a headache deciphering the quote. It really seems the more rare something is the more wordy it is. Yet the ability is truly top notch, and I would risk my life to get this item."
Chalice of freedom - It allows the user to dissapear when in danger, it can take you a location that you have made a magic offering. The magic offering is a drinking game, which Won managed to find out while celebrating a battle. Won had got this in the lottery.
Yet after that Won did a few more and got nothing.
Won sighed, "All my luck is gone. Well I got a legit god tier item, so I can't complain."
Won sighed.
Standing up he held his sword, allowing for his skill {Cold heart} to calm himself down.
Won exuded a fresh coldness as if a sharp blade. With many other more experienced soldiers similarily having such a coldness. The Grim Reapers Graveyard was known for it's cruel treatment of people, but that didn't mean the horrors of the world existed solely in it's barriers.
...
The general of Chu similarly looked grim as he stared at the overwhelming Shu soldiers. In fact he had already made preparations for his own retreat, willing to sacrifice the soldiers to protect himself.
Yet he had to act the part of a general. Coughing to compose himself, he yelled loudly, "Men of Chu, do not fear the enemy for their power! All they have is cheap tricks, they will never defeat the Shu empire! Our unyielding, Immortal, spirit of battle! For our brothers, families and homes! Let us in the name of the Chu Emperor clash with our enemies."
""That's your speech?! Cheap? That dosent look bloody cheap!""Many complained silently.
Wok complained, "Hey, hey, spirit of battle for the empire? Don't you think they also have that?"
Yet it was impossible that out of all these cynics there wasn't a few hot blooded youths.
One young man with, oddly enough golden hair, said, "Great general, you have perfectly demonstrated my feelings! I will do my best to live up to your expectations!"
Won looked over in curiosity. He said in slight befuddlement, "A blonde with blue eyes in the East? How weird, but I must say I commend his spirit. He truly shows the picture perfect image of youth, ai, indeed the young are fierce and will dominate the old."
Hong Du snorted, "Why are you acting like Elder Sun?"
Won turned around and looked as if seeing a child, he clicked his tongue and said, "Hong Du, don't deny age. We're both old men halfway into our grave plots, look we don't have his spirit!"
Hong Du snickered, "Don't confuse idiocy and nativity, with youth."
Won laughed, "Isn't youth foolishness?"
Hong Du, "Hmph, whatever! You might as well become a Confucius scholar and enter the royal court!"
Won chuckled, "Ai, those fellows are rather arrogant! Don't you know the way to be is humble! You have to move low to the ground, otherwise who knows some maniac with a knife will come chop you up."
Hong Du complained, "Aren't you the maniac with a knife?"
Won roared in laughter, "Of course! I'm on a mission to kill all humans!"
Elder Sun laughed slightly.
Won asked, "Elder Sun, do you know that boy?"
Elder Sun exaggerated, "Of course! He's rather famous after all. He's the adopted son of a noble from Chu. While wandering the world to seek guidance from the heavens, he came across a great and fierce storm. Hiding in a cave to last out the storm, eventually as he left he found a rainbow at his cave entrance. He followed it and found a shattered cart. The rainbow fell upon the only survivor a young blonde child. The noble felt this was the Heavens will and took the boy in. He raised him and eventually when a Immortal sect was visiting, the sect leader happened to send his divine sense into the young boy. This caused him to find that the young boy had Twin fire and water spirit roots! He is to join a very promising Immortal sect come the first snow, and right now is upon an expedition to increase his knowledge of the world and to train his heart. I suppose he's come here to taste killing. He is the Shu empires third ranked Heaven's Son. With the first being Lin Jiang, who posses Nine constellation Heavenly Kun Meridians, and Lan Xinhe who posseses the Nine cursed Yin Astrolabe Soul Beast."
Hong Du commented, "Immortal sects yet they have bloody massacres whenever they get the chance. Nothing like living forever by slaughtering everything in sight!"
Won said, "That's just how nature is, conflict exists in any situation. Of course I don't especially like Immortal Sects, but compared to those religions in the west so corrupted under the guise of God and blessing, they are much better. Even cults are better compared to some religions. Anyway Elder Sun... I can guess about those Heavenly Kun Meridians, but what is Nine cursed Yin Astrolabe? How can a tool become a Soul beast?"
Elder Sun explained, "She's an irregular! Normally Soul beasts are either real beasts that exist, or they are beasts that we have a connection with. But Irregulars have a more indepth control over their Soul beast. Soul beasts are supposed to be almost exact counterparts to ourselves, our personality is expressed within it. So for example if you love a Legendary figure like Erlang Shen or Nuwa, sometimes a soul beast if you are irregular will become an incarnation of those mythological figures!"
Won wondered, "What would my soul beast be... A famous serial killer? Imagine, haha."
Won bitterly thought the last part out.
The mood had descended into a murky, and unsavory waiting game. Who would charge first, who would strike first. Who would win this battle?
Finally as the tension reached the peak, roars of agitation and killing intent rose to the heavens and discolored the sky.
Won walked in a brisk pace with the rest of his group.
Holding his sword, he found whatever enemies he could and easily cut them up.
Won began to feel his blood pumping as Exp rained in. Unable to take the slowness any longer, he pounced like a tiger descending the mountain. His sword like a dragon, swimming across the battlefield claiming countless heads. Taking instantly six heads a pleasing sound exploded in his head.
[Congratulations! Level up! Lvl 9 > Lvl 10.]
[Level Ten gift pack obtained!]
A warm sensation exploded within Won, like lighting it raced across his body. Like snakes turning into dragons the charged into his qi river, causing it to bubble. Like steam it exploded out of Won, pushing open his pores. Won felt as if he could breathe from his whole body, and as if every cell respired all together in one harmonious burst! Although his Qi river had fizzled out into only a strand of qi, it was colorless and boomed with energy, it was extremely dense and although the size had lessened it had more volume than before.
Won roared to the heavens!
It was then that his qi began to materialize outside him like a scent or breath.
The ground shook and the sky darkened with red lighting forking across the sky.
A thick bloodthirsty and violent aura shot out of Won, coloring his eyes simultaneously a deep shade of red.
The man in the Hanfu rose up from his seat in a hurry, his jaw hung loose with his brows tightly pressed to each other.
He hurriedly sped away towards Won.
He fell into a kowtow and loudly exclaiming, "Demon Ozaris of the Nine million armies under the Eternal Godking Oluz, Human relationship faction! I am honored to greet your highness!"
Won was too immersed in the feeling of advancement to really focus, but seeing someone appear before him his instincts automatically retaliated.
Won raised his sword up, a foreboding, thin film of darkness spread across the blade, spreading from his fingers vibrant pulsating qi floated.
The man kneeling saw this, but made no effort to stop it, but instead a small perverted smile appeared on his face.
He was excited. He was to be killed by a Demon Royal! To demons royalty meant supreme power, something they respected more than anything. Although demons were thought of as vile and heartless, in fact they were much more - simplistic.
Most races were fundamentally not cruel, instead seeking to become hegemonies that ruled the sky, many having deep affection and loyalty to each other, their clan or sect, and family. Hardly had you heard of another race for example a demon stealing another demons wife or cheating on the husband. Perhaps only races like Dragons and Pheonixes were rather corrupt, with their great arrogance. Yet if one race among the myriads of races was to be called fundamentally evil and cruel, it would be humans.
Humans schemed and over thought their value, they refused to accept and refused to concede. Sometimes this could be considered admirable, but not always is this stubbornness a good thing. It is perhaps humans greatest power, but also their greatest fault, a desire to revolt.
So in fact Won killing this ordinary demon it was comparable to being a part of a supreme beings journey, a being who could protect and bring great pride and honor to their race. His life could be set alongside a great being, how admirable!
Right as Won was about to strike down, he felt a pressure attack him. He was sent tumbling away and spat a mouthful of blood.
The severe pain awoke him, as he gazed at the deep scar racing down his chest as ruby red blood blood trickled down like morning dew.
He stared at the one who caused this great pain. Wearing thick steel armor, and a thick silver belt around his large belly. A spear resting on his shoulder.
Won huffed, "The general... Can I win?"
Won heard a ding sound resound in his head, but he couldn't react as he dodged back. The general had arrived and stuck down.
Won couldn't hide against the impact as the general pressed with the spear, like a great bull.
Won lightly jumped landing on the spear edge, he pressed it down. Then he sent his sword in a spiral to pierce the general.
The general showed great surprise, he lifted the spear with all his strength sending Won flying.
Spinning around mid air he landed gracefully, but the shock of landing still affected his organs and he felt a bloated feeling inside, alongside a deep pain in his knees.
Yet just then Won saw the general chase after him.
Won couldn't move his legs properly, and at the last moment used the martial art {Dodge}, missing being pierced.
Yet the general took the chance to sweep Won with the shaft.
Won rolled hard on the ground, many of his ribs were shattered. An intense pain flooded him, but he made barely any express of it. He had encountered worse.
Won slightly opened the fastened pocket on his pant leg.
He then used all his will to sprint forward towards the general.
Having reached a sufficient distance, Won threw the sword he held with all his force.
The general easily cut it up midair. The general then sent the spear shooting towards Won.
Using {Dodge} Won narrowly escaped the spear edge. Yet his arm was impaled.
Won roared as he dragged his arm along the spear shaft. Getting close enough in a flash, Won took out the dagger on his thigh and swung up using {Dagger slash}.
Aiming for the neck!
The general raised his arm, where a thick steel bracer was.
A small cut made it's way into the bracer, but the next moment Won's face was smashed by the bracer, again and again.
Won couldn't retreat because of the spear in his arm. Won opened his mouth and used the skill {Sermon of suffering}, large sanskrit character's appeared in the sky similar to the power of Buddhist Sermons.
Multiple letters and characters joined together to spell out mid air.
These characters slammed into the head of the general, causing his eyes to turn blank.
Won took this chance to use {Magic circle of attack increase} and {Magic circle of speed increase} on himself. Then he used {Blood bursting palm} and {Wrathful Buddha's palm} simultaneously. Won also used {Demon Frenzy}, causing a Demonic purple curtain to cover him.
Once this palm connected with the general, he was pushed off with such a great force one might think it was a rampaging horse.
Won fell to the ground and used his last bit of Mana to use a {Magic circle of healing} on his body.
The deep cut slowly began to dissapear, but how could Won have a chance.
Countless black armored men came charging at him.
Won looked extremely dismayed, he took another sword out of his inventory and used {Lighting strike}, a speedy spiral easily threw the men away.
Two men instantly died, the rest were injured.
Yet before Won could take a moment to rest, he saw from the corner of his eyes Hong Du getting attacked.
Using his entire strength he leapt like a leopard towards Hong Du.
Hong Du in question, swung his sword down hard on a armored man. The armored man used his powerful black steel armor he wore, which even the finest steel couldn't cut through easily. Instead the armored used this chance to deal a heavy wound to Hong Du.
Hong Du, tried to evade eventually tripping on his own feet and plummeting to the ground.
Luckily this had saved him from being pierced, but the safety was only momentarily. The soldier spun the sword into holding it so the blade was facing down. One could see the great talent the soldier had in his sword in how he changed the grip of the sword flawlessly.
He struck down at the fearful Hong Du.
Just then a foot landed upon the soldiers head and threw him away.
Won still covered in a thin purple cloak, looked exceedingly demonic.
Won brandished his sword.
Won began to be surrounded by various soldiers, seeing this instead of fighting he grabbed Hong Du and put him on his shoulder. Using {Undying Warrior} to refill his Mana.
He leapt up using {boost +} easily dissapearing from the encirclement.
Won commented, "These skills are so amazing! If you ever develop a conciousness, let us drink till dawn!"
Yet Won couldn't help look back like a lover looking at a past flame.
All that experience!
Won frowned with a deep sigh.
Retreating to the back of his army, Won placed Hong Du down and cast a {Magic circle of regeneration} recovering the exhausted Hong Du.
Won sensed something and turned around. The man wearing the Hanfu still in a Kowtow was there.
Won recollected what had happened and said, "Demon? What are you doing in human society?"
The demon himself had an unbearably twisted expression, first of all the God in front of him hadn't struck him to death, and the fools he had supplied tools and equipment to had attacked this God. Yet he couldn't get up from his position without the Lord's acceptance, and could only stare.
The demon said apologetically, "Your majesty please forgive me for giving these human scum the opportunity to hurt you! I am part of Great general Ranko's faction in the Human relationship division. I have come to make Humans succumb to greed and make this world a bloody wasteland. Me and a few other demons took the opportunity to give some of our worlds waste material to the humans hoping to see great bloodshed."
Won nodded, "Now I know what that sensation in my blood was. It was reacting to one of my own kind."
The Demon said in amazement, "To think I could see one of the rare Draconian Demon Royals, your majesty, this worthless Demon Ozaris is beyond himself in ecstacy."
Won asked, "What do you mean rare?"
The Demon looked in surprise, "His Majesty dosent mean he dosen't know there are only three remaining Draconian Demon Royals, including yourself! Her Grand Princess Aksha, and Empress Ki."
Won showed confusion.
The Demon considered something, "Your Majesty, perhaps your parents sent you to this world during the time when the Godking Satan waged war in Heaven, and various horrible and blasphemous races came and slaughtered the mighty Draconian Demon race! Even though the other Demon Godking's wished to save them, they couldn't because of how powerful the forces were. In their desperation they saved the two remaining daughter's of Satan."
Won asked, "Who is Satan?"
The demon remarked in remembrance of one of the greatest heros in the demon world.
"First son of the Supreme Heavenly Demon - Lucifer! Acquiring the Supreme Heavenly Demon's dragon bloodline as well as the spawn of Pride - Wrath he was the protector of the Demon race...",
Won heard all the details and furrowed his brows.
Won mumbled, "It seems there's a need to find a way to hide my aura. I can't just let people find out my race, otherwise before I'm strong enough I'll be squashed. Also considering all I've heard, if I go to the demon world I can get alot of resources. It needs to be seen in the future, but of course I won't go easily. They often say behind pretty faces are dangerous minds. Who knows if those other Godking's really cared about the Draconian Demon Royals? Perhaps they let the others die for two reasons to make the Draconian Demons weaker, or to make it so it was truly a tragedy and that those who they saved were not only the most talented they would have more appreciation. I won't allow anyone to chain me again, neither Human, God, Demon, and even Buddha, anyone who dares I shall burn in incomparably Wrathful flames."
Of course deep down in his blood a need to go back was also present.
Won looked at Ozaris and said, "Well then you shall be my personal servant, what say you?"
Ozaris began to pant in excitement, "Of course your majesty!"
Won sensed something in his blood turn, like a wave lapping over one another. Then mystically a connection and the Demon in front of him began to form.
Ozaris who was originally just like any other human, found his skin turn a stunning crimson and his eyes a blinding golden, two large goat horns pressing outwards.
Won seeing this panicked, he looked towards Hong Du handing him one of his weapons as well as a {Magic circle of strength} and a {Magic circle of speed}, saying, "Go protect the others in our troop prioritize your safety."
With that Won collected Ozaris and flashed away, turning into a dot upon the horizon very soon.
Making his way to a small cave, Won began to examine the changes to Ozaris. Firstly his red skin turned into what seemed like scales, similar to a fish, the golden pupils now had a slanted like a dragon inside. The goat horns slowly becoming more threatening and menacing, as if a small dragon was trying to erupted from his forehead.
It was quite interesting, and Won took no glanced away capturing these changes.
Ozaris then sprouted his wings, originally paper thin, with a small spike at the top, it rapidly tore apart like some invisible hands in the void were playing around. Abruptly a new wing sprouted, at the rip was a reptiles claw, as if gripping the large and thick scaled wings in place.
Ozaris then moaned, as if encountering the greatest pleasure he couldn't even stand and fell down, running his hands across his legs and face.
Won kicked the bugger seeing that no further changes were happening, "Hey pervert get up!"
Ozaris no longer delayed getting to his knees, he immediately thanked Won.
Won asked curiously, "Do you have any Cultivation techniques specially designed for demons?"
Ozaris scratched his head and said, "Well I have the basic training regiment diagram that most demons train their bodies with, the other stuff I got from eating my shell and don't really know. It's more instinct your majesty. Ah I also have the torturing technique {Nerve severing grip}."
Won sadly nodded. It wasn't strange for things like this to happen. Races like Dragons and Pheonixes both produce children from eggs, who eat their shell and receive their heritage and information. Their morals and ethics are Primordially set into them as soon as they consume them. The more detailed demonic techniques would be even harder to get unless someone quite competent.
Won asked, "Tell me everything about the demon world and what you know about the human world."
Won learnt from Ozaris, The Demon world had currently 10 Godking's.
Andromeda the Sovereign of plague and curses, Yvertal the Sovereign of Tyranny and Destruction, Pluto the Sovereign of Space and Time, Warner the Sovereign of Greed and Lust, Timothy the Sovereign of War, Ash the Sovereign of never ending flames, Li the Sovereign of Trickery, Osborn The Sovereign of Medicine and Poison, Re the Sovereign of Beasts, Leviathan The Sovereign of Balance, the sea.
Leviathan the strongest Godking among all Demons, he ruled over all demons. Won was especially interested when he learnt that Leviathan's first son, Eden had married the elder of the two surviving Draconian Demon Royals.
With the younger being trained in seclusion, by an old servant of Lucifer.
Won was secretly suprised that even a servant could be used as a teacher to a royal. It seemed his understanding of Lucifer was too little.
Won then learnt that out of the major forces in the world they were in, which Won learnt was called Falling Heavens Realm, almost all of them had either a demon in a high position or a high positioned fellow under their control or was an ally.
Won seeing this couldn't help sigh a deep breath stuck inside.
The peaceful world he wished to slowly conquer seemed to be getting more and more arduous and treacherous. Of course Won could most probably control those demons similar to how he is now the master of Ozaris, yet there was always a trace of doubt and Won wouldn't rely on petty emotions like loyalty and respect.
Won decided he would slowly build up his power and have a grand expedition across this world, eventually claiming it as his territory.
Won additionally learnt that all the various realms, even the Demon world, the angel world and even God world were all only minor realms of the grand frontier named Heaven, where the Supreme being named the Jade Emperor sat, only below Heavens Will.
After one reached Golden Immortal they had the choice to enter Heaven, where countless treasures of Heaven and Earth were present, where each breath felt like a sea of Qi flushing the body, were people actually began their journey towards Supremacy.
Yet Won snorted, "Heaven? Why should I go!? I'd definitely rather be a Chickens head rather than a Pheonixes tail!"
Of course the real reason was with the system, what was mere Heaven?
Won snickered internally, "Hehe, it's like people being appreciative of getting to play in a packed, dangerous, and smelly sand box be me having a private beach all to myself! Hahaha!"
Won simply had to complete missions, eventually he would reach the skies in one leap. Furthermore Won didn't plan to be alone on his journey. What was he? A chump? With the system, if he had a wife and family later on why would he need to leave them?
[The system is brought to tears by your ways and desire.
Title: The lazy family man!
Effect: ??? (Currently no family).]
Brutality!
Won clutched his chest in pain! Cursing how even the system was insulting his lonely self. Won then looked up with an expression of being beyond clouds and skies, away from the world as if an lonely Immortal.
Ozaris asked confused, "Your Majesty! Are you sick, why do you look like a fool without a brain! No, your majesty tell me what to do!"
Won frowned deeply and deeply roared, "Get out!"
And as such the future Cruel God Won had received his first aid.