, As his eyes cleared, he appeared in a temple floating standing on a golden altar. A pen-sized figure with nine golden wings flew towards him with frightening speed and stopped in front of him.
"Welcome to the Realm of spirituality, Adventurer" It greeted and continued "I am Angel Gabriel, the gatekeeper of spirituality. I am responsible for opening the sacred book of destiny
for blessed ones like you".
"Sacred book of destiny?" Xuan Yuan muttered.
"The future is so long and unfathomable. Whatever you become in this realm will be written in this book as a history of your achievements". The Angel said.
A beam of light came out of the book and landed on Xuan Yuan's figure.
"Please name yourself, young adventurer". The angel said.
He contemplated for a while and said "Sage Yuan".
"Sage Yuan, please choose a job..."
At this moment, a list showing the job classes of spirituality appeared in front of him.
Weapon masters:
Swordman
Assassin
Ranger
Magicians:
Elementialist
Cursemancer
Summoner
Warrior
Shield warrior
Guardian Knight
Berserker
Healer:
Cleric
Druid
Oracle.
Xuan Yuan chose the Swordman class.
"Okay Sage Xuan, job selection complete. Would you like to make minor adjustments to your appearance? Limit is 15%"
"Yes" Xuan Yuan made some adjustments to his height and stature. Swordsmen wield long swords and excel in the speed of Assassins and limited strength compared to Berserkers. As such they do not possess strong builds.
"OK, Sage Xuan you're now set to adventure. Have a nice gaming experience!" The Angel said and waved its hands
Xuan Yuan felt himself spinning until he appeared
in front of the sword academy, a building about 15 meters tall with a large sword atop its roof. He was wearing a set of ragged, old-looking armor and boots with a sword hanging on his belt and a bag strapped on his back.
Xuan Yuan was in no mood to care about his appearance. Inwardly, he was astonished!
"Damn!! this is so real!!" He cried as his eyes wandered about in surprise. He felt absolute control over his body just like in the real world. He raised his hand and touched his cheeks!! "Fuck!! I just touched myself, there is a sense of touch!! No wonder people are going crazy over the game!"
Xuan Yuan had a weak body constitution compared to his mates due to his premature birth, so he was always bullied, beaten and crushed into submission by his mates, without any thought of retaliation. At his 16years of age, he had suffered and endured oppression and loneliness since childhood and his teenage years aren't any better.
But in this game, he felt himself overflowing with energy and his slumbering courage and vigor were stimulated like never before!
"I will grow stronger and crush them!!" He swore against those who bullied him...
* * * *
With a thought, his player tab appeared in front of him.
Name: Sage Xuan (Human)
Job: Swordman
Tier: Tier 0 (sword apprentice)
Level: 0 Experience points (EXP): 0
Health points(HP): 100
Strength(STR): 10
Defense(DEF): 10
Agility(AGL): 10
Intelligence(INT): 10
Spirit(SPT): 10
Life rating: 0
Mana points(MP): 10
Legacy: none
SKILLS:
1—Chop (Tier 0, Level 0)- chops towards the target
Damage: 10. No cooldown. +2 damage per level.
2—Slash (Tier 0, Level 0) - slashes at target
Damage: 10. No cooldown. +2 damage per level.
3—Parry(Tier 0, Level 0) - positions sword horizontally in front of the user to block attack
cooldown: 3 seconds MP: 1
4—Wind blade(Tier 0, Level 0) - increase the movement speed of the user for 3 seconds MP: 2
WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENTS:
1—Sword (Trash) - no level requirement
Attack speed: 5 Strength: +2 Intelligence: +2
2—Armor (Trash) - no level requirement
Strength: +2 Defense: +2 Intelligence: +2 HP: +10
3—Boots (Trash) - no level requirement
Speed: +2 Intelligence: +2
* * * *
After examining his stats, he followed the system map and went to a forest nearby to kill monsters and level up.
In the Realm of spirituality, levels are important. Because only with the increase in level will one grow stronger. EXPs needed to level up are gained by killing monsters, completing quests, forging concocting etc. Even killing players gives EXP. But in the Realm, there is a level suppression. A player fighting another monster or player 5 levels and above will experience a decrease in damage done to the enemy. A player fighting another 5 levels below can easily kill his opponent but won't receive any EXP. Likewise, a player killing someone 5 levels above will get more EXP than killing someone of the same level.
But killing someone 5 levels above himself is easier said than done. Other than level suppression, skills are also unlocked every 5 levels. So a player will be required to equip better items than his opponent, and possess stronger skills along with stronger combat standards before being able to kill such an opponent.