Bai Yi, Seventh Prince of the Bai Laohu Dynasty, home of the Beastfolk, was born out of wedlock, a product of a sinister scheme put forth by his mother, Lao Xiuying, to regain access to the line of succession for the Lao clan.
One drunken night and accusation of rape brought a Crowned Prince to his knees and war to the doorstep of the royal palace. From this night, Bai Yi was born. And his life was full of hardship from the moment of his birth. Starting with the death of his mother during labor complications.
Over the years, he cultivated loyalty, power, and reputation despite his common fur coat and bias treatment from his mother and father's side of the family. Alone in a big world, he decided to claw his way to the top and gain the first piece of the winged Tiger God's armament along with a fragment of its soul.
This was the start of an adventurous and fruitful life for Bai Yi. Over the years, bias turned to jealousy and many people sought his position and many white-furred tiger beasts died under his claws.
Even now he fights for himself and those loyal to him as he reaches out for the last piece of the Winged Tiger God's armament and his second brother glares at him with a heart full of betrayal and eyes of murder.
Unlike his brothers, Bai Yi gave an oath to the King's father never to harm his brothers. Because unlike his brother's his mother was not a royal concubine and her clan was considered a threat to the throne.
"Haiz! I can't let this happen..." the second prince spoke and two guards flashed at Bai Yi with the intent to kill.
"Haa!" Kai Lo intercepted and knocked back the double attack.
"Kill the guards!" Bai Yi ordered. His people moved and a battle ensued.
Only Bai Yi remained still across from his brother and disloyal his fiancee.
"What's the point of this, Bai Yu?" Bai Yi asked his brother.
"You tell me." said Bai Yu, "Hand over the wings. Live a long life as a prince and forget about the Dragon Hunt. "
"Hahaha, so it's about the Dragon Hunt. No, it is about the merits. The things beneficial for our Bai clan are few. You don't want to compete. And if I complete the armament, I'll definitely be rewarded a baptism and there's no way you can compete with me after that."
"You always were smart. Since you know, do the right thing. Leave the wings and go." Said Bai Yu.
Bai Yi shook his head and sighed. He had been suppressed all his life. He was growing tired of it and for that reason, he couldn't let the wings go. Literally and figuratively, the wings in front of him would fly him to freedom.
"You're going have to take it from me." Bai Yi growled and his level 51 power erupted. Not only was he level 51, but his power jumped levels.
The second prince sighed and released his level 49 power. Because of the armament, Bai Yi was flying through the levels and was only below the first prince in terms of strength. but not by much.
Lao Meili was next to step forwards and the room went cold.
'Nothing like her sister' Bai Yi thought as he disappeared from his spot. His left paw swung with air rippling speed.
Pah!
Lao Meili received all paw and her feet went up while her face went down straight into the stone floor. Cracks splintered from the point of contact.
Bai Yu roared as he attacked Bai Yi. The brothers engaged in a battle that flashed from place to place around the hall, leaving small craters in their wake.
"What do we do?" Dahlia asked.
"Nothing," Phele replied. "Let the beasts fight it out."
"That won't do," said Nyx.
"It won't. It's not what Master wants. Clarrisa stays by his side. Sahyia, come with me." Rema spoke and her protective dome turned to blood mist and flowed back into her open wound.
"Nyx, we belong to the master, his will is ours. He is the hand and we the sword. We have to complete the deal. Kill the whore." Rema added.
Nyx looked at Dahlia. "Protect him," she said.
In a single breath, Sahyia, Nyx, and Rema vanished.
Sahyia engaged the guards with her full strength and Nyx appeared by the face of Lao Meili. Picking up the disloyal bitch, Nyx looked in her eyes. Lao Meili saw her killer as clear as the day before her hand morphed into a shadow claw and Nyx drove it through her chest, ripping her heart out.
Bai Yu lost his mind as he roared in protest, but there was nothing he could do as Nyx used Shadow Drift to vanish.
Halfway to his lover's corpse, Rema appeared in front of Bai Yi with a curved blood sword. She remembered what I had once said to her about the life lamp. She points her sword at Bai Yu and all could see it was the weapon of the Royal Ghoul Family, Kilij Arslan.
"Today you meet your death at the hand of Rema of Vathek on the behalf of my master Kane Uhn!" Her eyes turned milky white with red veins as her level 26 power erupted.
Bai Yu scuffed, still in a mad rage, he launched at her. Rema didn't falter as she met him blow for blow. After the blood pool, her stats match the average level 63. After the night she devoured the shopkeeper, her power touch the average level 68. Yet barely managed to hold Prince Bai Yu back in his state of extreme rage.
The blood sword arced and the second prince lashed out with a paw made of blue flames. Upon contact, the two powers opposed each other with a burst of force. Rema slid across the floor, her feet moved in controlled swirls until she stabilized herself.
On the other side, a high pitch screech was produced from Bai Yu's claws piercing the floor to anchor himself.
"Tsk... triple?" Bai Yu spoke, "That's impossible."
Bai Yi also noticed the crazy strength of Rema and subconsciously looked towards my unconscious body. "Hahaha, You found it, you didn't chance upon it. You haven't failed to surprise me yet, Little Demon."
Bai Yi thought of the blood pool and was happy to see the ancient text about the power increase was correct.
Meanwhile, deep in my soul realm, an overbearing massive white-furred Winged Tiger God stood in front of me on all fours. My body trembled and if I could sweat in my soul form, I would be drenched.
The tiger sniffed and looked around my soul realm. It then stamped its palm and my soul realm shook. Soon it was like reality rippled and seven figures appeared. Naturally, they were my six elemental dragons and Uhnok Goblin Avatar.
"False alarm..." A strong feminine voice came from the Winged Tiger God. "Boy, where did you manage to get Dragon Blood. Better yet, how did you become a goblin?"
I was shocked. I then looked at myself in her big glossy feline eyes and saw my former appearance.
"Oh, this awkward." I spoke lowly, "Long story, but I was body-snatched. Also, I chanced upon the Dragon Blood. I actually thought it was something else."
"It's the body, little prince. Divine luck. All royals have it. Like that Bai Yi guy. His luck is most like mine, that's how he's been able to find the pieces of my armament." She explained. "You should be careful from now on. You have a good foundation. You shouldn't break it by racing to level 100. it isn't the peak of existence. If you had encountered more potent blood, it would have torn you to pieces and shattered your soul."
My face paled at the thought of such a horrifying death.
"Divine luck has a balance." She added, "Noone can be blessed all the time. you have to prove yourself to the world. Prove that you deserve such blessings. Come let me show you what happens when you allow your divine luck to propel you through levels without thought of the consequences."
My soul realm changed and the elemental dragons turned to mountains, rivers, trees, sky, and so on. A fertile world was formed in a few breaths. But what surprised me more was that I had no control over my own soul realm. This power was clearly above level 100. Just how far, I hadn't the slightest inclination.
"This place you'll come to learn. Based on your body, you've already encountered the Blood Vien and refined Xue energy. You have also encountered the Chthonic Vein and refined Chthonic energy. Believe it or not, this isn't normal. These treasures are usually hidden for eons and when they do express, it's always near the source of the vein and war is sure to follow." The Tiger God spoke as we walked through the sky of the fertile world.
"However, this continent is plagued by a vein. This vein is a curse. But as the curse nears its end, the continent will consider itself blessed."
"What kind of vein are you talking about?" I asked.
The Tiger God sighed, "The Dragon Vien. It will refine the continent of Atoria and give birth to a Dragon God if it isn't stopped. But that's too much for now. If Bai Yi manages to complete my armament, he'll tell you more later. For now, you should know that the Dragon Vein pulls the power of the other veins to it. This is why the treasures of those veins are appearing across the continent so far from their sources. Your Divine Luck will lead you to these treasures. Not all of them are good for you."
"I'll keep that mind, but..."
"But what does it have to do with me... I surpassed level 100 at the age of thirty by becoming the successor of the Winged Tiger God before me. I left the continent to explore the greater cosmic sea and its many mysteries. When I returned, I found that Atoria had given birth to a Dagon Vein. At the source of this vein, a dragon had practiced diligently for thousands of years. I knew what disaster awaited my homeland, so I hunted him down. But I was beyond myself. Though his rank was below mine, he was more than my equal."
The scene changed to a burning damaged land. Tiger and Dragon were tangled in a battle of life and death. They tore each other to shreds. And the power they displayed was beyond anything I thought possible. I believe the power of levels was arbitrary and vast. But the battle I witnessed made me feel small and insignificant. I hadn't even touched the threshold of true power.
After moments of watching, I knew my foundation could be better, after all the dragon was dominating the tiger with skill and strength that came from deep roots.
"I have slowed down my memory so that you can see this battle. It is not my place to teach you. Your destiny obviously lies with the enemies of my Bai Clan. But I can see that you and Bai Yi are tethered by fate.' Said the Tiger God.
The scene came to an end with the death of the dragon. Its blood rained down on the land and its dying act created a pocket dimension that swallowed the once fertile land. The dying Winged Tiger God split her soul into twelve pieces and her body into twelve armaments before her death. The soul integrated with armaments and scattered across the continent.
"Do you see now why you must learn to let go? Not all things brought by your luck must be used. Take your time to build sturdy power. You aren't ready to be here, but now that you are, use it to sharpen yourself. In the future, my successor may need your help. Enemy of Bai or not, you two will surely be friends after today. Go no, and make sure to tell Bai Yi that he must open the coffin in chains while he is alone."
The world changed and I opened my eyes to see the great hall and five of my beauties standing near me.
"Master..." Clarissa spoke anxiously.
"I'm fine," I replied. I then looked at the situation with annoyance. "Clarissa, buff our people, and allies. Ladies, join the fight. I want all of the second prince's people dead."
It was an order that I gave them. All accept Prax was put on autopilot. Prax looked at me with worry.
"I thought you would never wake up," she said.
"Relax. I'll be fine... Say, I know our relationship is different. Believe it or not, I never planned to have slaves. I try to treat them well but only a fool will squander a power like you ladies. So, since we're bonded, how about we work together." I spoke slowly as I was still a bit groggy.
"Technically I can't betray you and visa versa. But since fate has given us to each other, I'm willing to stay with you and see where it take us. It's also a plus that you can satisfy my urges." Prax laughed lightly. "What do you need, Kane?"
"I need you to help my women. All of the enemies in this tomb must die. I'll help Rema end the second prince."