「 Congratulations. You managed to clear Tower of Trials floor 2. 」
「 As a reward, you will be given 'Hanfu Robe(C).' 」
「 As a reward, you will be given a 'Random Skill Card(D+).' 」
「 As a bonus reward, you will be given '1,300 points' 」
The rewards were enormous. It wasn't every day you were given a C rank equipment, but I worked hard for this.
The trial rewards were more than worth it for me, after fighting against the Cerberus my senses grew even more than before.
Then I had an idea that I knew wouldn't work but it was worth a shot. Opening my inventory, taking out the random skill card touching it.
Trying to see if I could even duplicate the skill card, but as I expected nothing happened.
Click!
A message popped up as soon as I held the card.
「 Will you use `Random Skill Card(D+)` 」
I was wondering how you would use a skill card, it seems pretty simple. I couldn't wait until I got into the waiting room for the third trial so I would open the skill card.
「 Generating Skill. 」
「 Player Muhan Seongjang has been given `Heaven and Hell Cultivation Technique(D+)` 」
「 Error. 」
"Another Error?"
It seems like this was happening every time I'm in a trial, it's starting to get annoying at this point. The same trial that grants skills and allows you to make yourself stronger has this many errors.
「 The Cultivation technique is being resisted. 」
「 Error. 」
「 Player Muhan Seongjang hasn't met the requirements. 」
「 Player Muhan Seongjang family's background isn't from earth. 」
「 Player Muhan Seongjang has undergo a second awakening. 」
"Wait wha-"
A black shroud of mist consumes me. My thoughts were gone, my body felt heavy.
I had so many questions, as to what it meant that my family's background isn't from earth.
Memories suddenly entered my mind, the scenery started to change. I started looking around, the place where the memories showed me were a dark night.
Then I heard footsteps rushing towards me, I looked behind myself as a couple ran right through me. It seemed like they were holding a small infant. Running away from people who I couldn't see the faces of.
They were speaking a language that I couldn't even understand. I ran over to see what was happening next and I couldn't believe it.
One of them stayed behind to let the mother and the children to escape. The guy then proceeded to take out his sword, a light emerged from him covering his sword.
As he would do a series of steps that made him seemingly disappear and reappear at will, killing one of the attackers that were chasing them.
The movement of his foot, the movement of his sword were beautiful. It's like watching a performance, but at the same time his sword felt as if it was piercing through the heavens.
I couldn't say anything in this moment, I was shocked. I didn't know how long it'll take for me to get that strong. Then the scenery changed once again.
I saw the women that was holding the infant, suddenly I could understand what she was saying.
She was at a orphanage, she left the infant outside in front of the door before giving the infant a kiss on the head and telling him she loves him.
Then she preformed those weird footworks again, and disappeared.
I looked at the orphanage before my heart would suddenly sink. The orphanage is the same exact one that I was left at when I was a infant.
After I had realized this the memories disappeared. Leaving me with tears falling down my face.
I fell onto my knees. As a messaged popped up, not paying attention the message. I found myself putting the puzzle pieces together.
`The infant being left by the orphanage, it's the same exact thing when I asked about my parents when I was younger..`
"Were those my parents..?"
I didn't know what to do. I just wanted to climb up the tower, I didn't know how my parents correlated to the tower..
I lost myself, why did those memories started to pop up into my head? And where were they after leaving me at the orphanage.
Who were they..? What were those fancy footwork? Why were they being chased down by a group of people? These thoughts contradicted me to keep going further.
I wanted to compose myself but I couldn't, these memories made me doubt if my parents left me to protect me or not.
"Why didn't they come back after being chased down..?"
Where had they gone? I asked myself. Nothing made sense anymore. The tower and my family's history.
The clone had then punched me right in the face. Bringing me back to reality.
"What..?"
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Clone POV -
Watching the original, I felt his emotions piercing through my chest. Seeing the original that way made me realize, what I had to do.
Since I'm the only person who could relate to him, understanding his thoughts and emotions. I proceeded to give a right hook to the face.
I grabbed him by the collar and started yelling at him.
"Did you forget your goal?! What did you come here to do huh?! Wasn't your goal to climb this tower and get stronger?!"
Trying to get him together, I told him to get himself back to reality and told him to focus on his goals. This is the best I can do, despite just being a mere duplicate of the original it hurts me seeing him that way.
The original wiped away his tears looking back at the messages. He would calm himself back and reminded himself of his goals. I letted go of his collar and watched as he got himself back together .
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Muhan Seongjang's POV -
The clone was right. I couldn't be focused on something like this. I need to focus and remember my goal. I shouldn't be worrying about this right now. My goal is to clear the tower and get my revenge.
Slapping my face with both of my hands I got myself together and started looking at the messages.
「 You have awakened. 」
「 Player Muhan Seongjang has gotten the innate ability Martial God. 」
「 Due to Player Muhan Seongjang's second awakening your body will go through a reconstruction. 」
「 Beginning the reconstruction of Player Muhan Seongjang. 」
Before I could even say anything, my body felt as if it was breaking apart. Every second felt like hell.
My bones were being broken apart and reconstructed over and over again. It's was so sudden that I didn't even know how to react but scream due to the pain.
The clone stood there just watching me, since they couldn't do anything. This was a challenge I had to face myself. Something that only I could go through without anybody else's help.
Muhan Seongjang's started to reconstruct to allow his body to handle what's going to be next for him. His body wasn't strong enough to handle the innate ability of Martial God. So his body undergone a reconstruction to compact and restructure his bones completely.
After 30 minutes, my body started to relax, my bones got more compacted and I felt much stronger than before as messages from the system started appearing again.
「 Body Reconstruction is now complete. 」
「 All stats increased by 5. 」
「 The mana stat has turned into the Qi stat. 」
「 The `Heaven and He'll Cultivation Technique` is now being replaced by the `Martial God Cultivation Technique(A+)` . 」
「 Due to your innate ability you have gained the skill `The Divine Art Of The Martial God.(D+) 」
"Holy shit…"
The amount of messages was overwhelming to say the least. I couldn't help but contain my excitement. Instead of mana my stat changed to the Qi stat and I've been given another innate ability and a skill.
The more impressive things is the innate ability itself. I don't even know what the Martial god is. Is that a clue to my family? I don't didn't know but again I'm not going to pry into it and focus on my goal.
Opening the status screen I proceeded to check out the new abilities and skills I've obtained.
「 Muhan Seongjang 」
「 Strength – 12 」 「 Stamina – 12 」
「 Agility – 10 」 「 Mana – 13 」
「 Innate ability – 'Duplication(F), Martial God(A+) 」
「 Skill – Clairvoyance(F+), The Divine Art Of The Martial God(D+) 」
First I would check on the new innate ability that I've obtained.
「 Innate ability – 'Martial God(A+) 」
「 Proficiency – 0% 」
「 Basic effect – The user is a disciple of the Martial God, and have gained the cultivation techniques of the martial god. They will also obtain the divine arts of the martial god. When using the cultivating using the martial god cultivation techniques you will gain 300 percent more effect from cultivating. Disciples of the martial god are geniuses having talents that comes once every millennia. 」
This ability was interesting to say the least, but the part that has me confused is how to cultivate. I hadn't know how to use Qi or even cultivate in the first place. I had no idea how this innate ability worked, even trying to orally say the name of the ability didn't work.
I would hold off to using the ability until later on when I meet someone who knew how to cultivate or use Qi whatever they said.
Opening the status screen again now looking at the new skill.
「 Skill – 'Divine Art Of The Martial God(D+) 」
「 Proficiency – 0% 」
「 Basic effect – You'll be able to preform the footwork and weapon techniques of the Martial God. When using these techniques you will be using consuming 1 Qi stat every minute. 」
This isn't a bad ability, with the skill talking about footwork I was wondering if I could preform the footwork techniques of the people in my memory. I couldn't wait to train to be honest.
These skills made me impatient and I wanted to do the third trial right away but I couldn't obviously because of the cooldown. After being satisfied I would walk into the portal leaving the second trial going into the third trial's waiting room. As I left two messages popped up.
「 You are the first on earth to get two awakenings, you have been gotten the achievement. `First Double Awakener(B) 」
「 You have entered the third trial's waiting room. 」