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Morning dawn upon them, the island was very quiet with only sounds of the wind brushing against the vegetation and the ocean waves hitting the island from the sides.
Rhys had woken up early, for the first time in a long time he went to train his skills with the glaive, although he hadn't improved, it wasn't as if he had gotten rusty either.
Swish!
The blade of the high-grade glaive cut through the wind, as it cut a tree in half, Rhys's body was sweat, making his clothes stick closer to his well-toned body. Rhys kept on training while he waited for the first empress to wake up.
Since when he went to wake her up he was blasted away by her shack's defenses. Making Rhys almost curse her ancestors once more. But he held back and went to cool off by training.
For this reason, Rhys was training, otherwise, he wouldn't have even done this. He knew training with the glaive without the use of techniques was useless, still, he swung the glaive back and forth.
When he was about to start a new set again his soul sense sensed the first empress flying towards him. He only detected her due to her allowing him to, otherwise, she would be inexistent to his soul sense. She could easily fool it after all.
"It's time, follow me." The first empress spoke, her long black hair was in a ponytail as she wore blue robes that fit her perfectly, revealing her beautiful and fair skin that was very pale. Rhys was momentarily charmed before he caught his bearings.
'Tch... seductress!' Rhys for some reason felt some anger at her haughty attitude. But that was normal as he had yet to get used to how strong cultivators acted since Swarshlen always made others humbled before him. This is why he had yet to see such an arrogant person, back in the Zuldroan clan everyone his their thoughts behind a mask due to Edea, the original Rhys's mother, being strong enough to make others humble before her.
Her words also made Rhys frown. She just showed up like nothing and ordered him. Rhys felt annoyed since he was ordered around. He knew he was weak but the pride of his blood made it hard to accept.
Rhys did not answer but merely nodded and started to fly and follow her, they flew for a few minutes at a relatively slow speed. The closer they got to the inheritance grounds the colder the surroundings got.
Rhys also felt innate suppression from the yin energy in the surrounding area. His body started to slow down and his energy circulation slowed, his soul flame started to burn brighter and protect his soul. His dragon, phoenix, and light spirit bloodlines started to boil as they moved faster through his body. Producing heat to make Rhys feel safe.
Rhys turned to look at the first empress and saw a thin layer of energy protecting her from the energy. It took a few more minutes of flying before the first empress stopped and made a pained expression.
"Alright boy, go forth. I can't go any further, the inheritance grounds are suppressing me. Keep on moving straight, once the formation senses your soul you will be teleported into the secret realm for the inheritance." Her words were filled with pain as her beautiful face twisted into a painful scowl.
Rhys nodded and sped up, his soul flame that was relatively more powerful started to cover his body as his body was caught on fire to counter the yin energy in the air.
As he picked up speed he realized the suppression was decreasing, because of this his soul flame and bloodlines stopped flowing as fast and calmed down. Rhys realized this and slowed down, he tried spreading his soul sense yet he failed.
The yin energy in the air froze his soul sense if it spread too fast, which made Rhys feel slight pain. Besides that Rhys realized the surrounding area was strangely clean, with no trees or vegetation in sight.
In fact, Rhys could not see the ground since the thick yin energy in the air made a chilly fog.
'Hmm... I should just keep moving forward, I should be close by now.'
Rhys followed his thoughts and as he thought, a few miles ahead his cultivation was sealed which made Rhys start to fall towards the ground.
Waaaaaa!
A low hum suppressed everything, bloodline, cultivation, soul, and body. Rhys had no control over his body, suddenly he felt a soul sense cover his body. The soul sense was very powerful, so much so that calling it 'soul sense' was an understatement.
'it is more powerful than that! I don't think even Immortal Realm cultivators have such strong senses... Whatever this is can suppress me to this degree!' Rhys felt a chill run up his spine before his consciousness went dark and he woke up to find himself in a new place.
"W-where!?" Rhys spoke out loud, he could not feel anything, but he saw a breathtaking sigh all around him.
His only sense, sight, allowed him to see the blue grass and plants. The vegetation was bluer than Moon Haven Island. Rhys felt amazed as he felt the purity of energy make his rise of cultivation rise with a single breath.
"Amazing..." Rhys muttered as he stood up. He felt slightly dizzy since his soul and cultivation were being suppressed.
[Welcome!]
A voice suddenly resounded within the area, making Rhys jump up in surprise and look around frantically. Alas, he found nothing.
"Who is it?" Rhys spoke without any fear, he hid it well. He didn't want to seem weak, although he was... more like he felt before the voice.
[I am the soul wisp left behind by the creator of this inheritance, Divine Eternal Moon Goddess.]
'Divine?!' Rhys shocked was justifiable, since only cultivators in the 'Divine Realm' could have the word 'Divine' in their titles.
"So you are saying the creator of this inheritance was a Divine Cultivator?!"
[Yes.] The voice sounded sweet now that it was more clear, it was clearly female and was filled with power.
"I see... then does that mean this is where the inheritance tests take place?"
[Correct. This is where one can challenge the inheritance trials as long as you have the qualifications. Which you possess.]
[Of course, that is as long as you challenge the inheritance, which I assume you are. Therefore let me tell you the rules.]
Rhys stayed silent and merely gulped, he focus on his hearing to make sure he did not miss anything.
[The Divine Eternal Moon Goddess, I, made this inheritance only for the partners of the Eternal Moon Spirits of the world. You meet that condition from the yin essence of the Eternal Moon Spirit I feel within you. Her wish was that the man who acquired the inheritance would be able to support their partner in getting stronger. The inheritance is made up of 3 trials, pass all 3 of them and you shall inherit everything left behind by the real me!]
Rhys's eyes slightly widened.
"But why would she prefer the partner rather than the spirit themselves taking the inheritance trials? Wouldn't it benefit my partner taking the trials rather than me?"
[Any more information will only be revealed if you are able to acquire the inheritance. No more information will be provided until then. Now choose, will you take the trials for the inheritance of the Divine Eternal Moon Goddess or forsake it, in which case you will have to swear an oath to never speak of this.]
Rhys sighed and nodded, "I will naturally take it!"
The faint, ethereal silhouette of a woman appeared, having black hair and glowing blue eyes appeared. She was a divine beauty, to fit her cultivation. The figure looked strikingly sexy.
'That is Divine Eternal Moon Goddess... so beautiful, yet she looks sad, broken, even. Why would she look like that? I am sure there is more information... I must pass to acquire more information.' Rhys thoughts as the silhouette of the Divine Eternal Moon Goddess smiled, her sad, broken appearance vanishing as if it were a lie.
[Good, I wish you luck, Trialist.] Her voice this time was so clear it sounded like she was present, making Rhys smile sweetly. Even if she was nothing but a soul, he still managed to smile.
"Thank you." Rhys clasped both his hands and bowed ninety degrees. His bloodline did not seem to react to Rhys acting this humbled or in servitude. It was naturally quiet.
The Divine Eternal Moon Goddess chuckled, her voice sounding again, "I wish you pass, you seem like a nice boy from what I saw in your soul!"
Those were the last words he heard, but they sounded like she was in a physical form! They did not echo in the area but were only heard by Rhys's ears. Although her soul wisp was not aware of his transmigration since Swarshlen, who made the Jade ring was stronger than Divine Eternal Moon Goddess, meaning the ring he made was strong enough to fool her senses.
He felt the suppression vanish and his strength return before his consciousness once again was knocked out.
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As he woke up, Rhys found himself in a hall, it was beautifully made and adorned with countless white jade carvings and statues.
[First Trial: Trialist, you must test your conviction. As you walk down the hall, you will face heart ordeals, every time they will be more difficult to pass. Pass them all and you will be able to move on. You only have 1 week.] The androgenous, monotonous voice spoke, it was not the voice of Divine Eternal Moon Goddess.
[Begin!]
Rhys sighed as he prepared his heart and took a step forward, he felt nothing, 'I guess it starts further in.' Rhys saw a small timer at the end of the hall, it had a countdown timer, like a system screen.
-6:23:59:45
-6:23:59:43
-6:23:59:41
-6:23...
Rhys saw the timer slowly decrease, he saw he had been lost in thought for 15 seconds after the voice spoke.
He started to walk slowly, his steps filled with confidence as he walk. When he was 10% of the way he felt something target his heart, it was ethereal and undodgeable nor blockable.
Rhys felt his heart shuttered before he found himself in a different place, 'Heart Tribulation?' Rhys thought as he realized, meanwhile, outside of his mind his body was standing still, an ethereal chilly bluish energy surrounded his body.
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While Rhys had begun his trial, outside the area, the first empress floated a few miles away from the zone she had stopped last time. Her cold gaze was filled with a tinge of worry, but it was so small not even she herself noticed.
'Hmm, how long will he take?' She wondered, not realizing she felt some worry for Rhys, yet it was not the worry a woman in love would have for a man, but more like she was worried since if something happened to Rhys she would not know how to look at Aurora's and her daughter's faces. She would feel horrible, 'But it is all for our future. So succeed boy, we will both rise. You will be able to live happily with your wives and I will be able to ascend!'
She had no greed or any other wicked emotions in her eyes, she did not care about the inheritance but wanted the Oathbreaker Sword. Something to break the oath she had on herself.
She thought back to the information on a book she read in the Imperial Library of the Eternal Moon Empire, according to it. At the beginning of time, 12 weapons were created, they came to be known as the 'breaker' series. Those 12 different weapons were capable of shattering any one thing they were named after, the Oathbreaker Sword can break and sever oaths.
How does the high world of Zolorix know these things? Well, simply because Divine Eternal Moon Goddess said so herself and left records.
Divine Eternal Moon Goddess wrote down about the breaker series of weapons, she acquired this information when she acquire Oathbreaker, with the information she left records as well as hints she possessed Oathbreaker.
That is how the first empress knew these things and about her possession of the Oathbreaker.
With those thoughts in her mind, she flew back towards her shack where the formations activated once she entered it.
Sitting down on her bed in a lotus position she started cultivating with one last thought in her mind, 'Who knows how long he might take... weeks or even years. Until then I should get rid of these useless thoughts.'
She slowly descended into a state of nothingness as she began to comprehend the Law of Yin, Ice, and Water. Her robes and hair fluttered as a light chilly breeze covered her body as she descended into cultivation.
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Edea and Ailin walked down the hallway, it was a luxurious hallway that was part of a castle, part of a Kingdom. They both walked down arrogantly, their auras making all the guards protecting the castle freeze and tremble.
Step~ Step~ Step~
Their steps were full of confidence and their beauty made the others slightly blush, mostly the man and some women who hid it.
Edea wore a double leg slit white robe that made her look pure and only covered between her legs, the slits in the robes revealing her beautiful legs that were covered by tights, they were dark and hid her legs well, only her son and daughter had the pleasure of looking at her pure legs and body. That was when they were smaller. Her black veil made for a beautiful contrast of colors as her blonde hair freely flowed down her back and reached her peachy buttocks.
On the other hand, Ailin wore fiery red robes that revealed her beautiful back, but it was slightly covered by her blonde hair that was in a ponytail. Her beauty almost reached her mother's as her red veil cover everything below her eyes. Her hair reached her mid-back due to her high ponytail. Her golden eyes shone with fury as her steps were a bit heavier than her mother's.
Once they reached the door, Edea kicked it open, her fair asking and thick thighs were revealed, making the guards gulp, they felt innate lust appear. Alas her majestic aura suppressed them, Edea put her leg on as she began to walk with her daughter once more.
They walked through the broken doors and entered a throne room, where a man with a beard and a few greys in his hair sat arrogantly.
"You fool, to dare to threaten us and try to kidnap us will be your undoing!" Edea spat coldly, her golden eyes shining with pure fury.
Ailin stared at the king, "You tried to kidnap and take my purity old man! You are old enough to be my ancestor!"
The king only chuckled, "I see those fools failed, they even have you the information. Well, matters not, now that you are here I will make you my women and teach you who is your ruler. My techniques in bed will make you moan like sluts!" His eyes turned lustful as he scan their bodies.
Indeed, the king of a 1st rate kingdom, the kingdom of Yashu, sent some cultivators to go after Ailin, who he lusted after. That was the moment they stepped into his kingdom, he was too lustful to realize he was only an Earthly Saint, Edea could slap him to death.
She was mad that they tried to kidnap her beloved daughter, so she stormed in after her daughter came back with injuries and told her what had happened.
"Too late you disgusting pig, you courted death, not she shall respond in kind." Edea's words were cold as her cultivation soared, making the king of the Yashu kingdom tremble when he realized his mistake.
After all, Lust can make one lose themselves, "Wait...! I am sorry! I won't do it again!" The king tried to beg once he realized Edea's cultivation was above her.
He had not heard about their reports nor fame as he was too busy with his harem, made of women he had forcefully taken and raped. When they begged for him to stop he only got more turned on. Edea also knew this as she sensed it with her Soul Sence, making her disgusted.
"Pigs like you deserve to die!" Her words were filled with her disgust as her golden aura flared up and suppressed the king.
"I-I'm sor—" He tried to speak, alas, Edea manifested her laws into an attack as it beheaded the king.
Slash!
Thud!
His head fell on the ground as his eyes were lifeless, blood sprayed but was blocked by Edea's energy.
She did not spare a glance as she burned his body with her flames and they both headed towards the King's harem location.
"My dear, stay back. You will not want to see this."
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Author's Note:
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