The moment the figure appeared and spoke, Raed was momentarily stunned and then cried out,
"... Damn you, old man, why did you leave me and my mother in such a hellish place?"
The man in the mist looked at Raed with a sorrowful and affectionate gaze, then sighed.
"..... My son, don't blame me. If you had stayed with me, the enemies would have discovered you and done everything in their power to kill you. The war would come sooner than planned, and you and your mother might die as well. You're in this remote place. The choice is yours—whether to train or remain as a mortal."
"But if you train, you will go against the heavens, as you are opposed to them. The heavens will try to remove you with all their might. If your will does not shine through the blood and battle, you won't survive, and your will might be erased entirely. However, if you remain a mortal, it would be a kind of respite..."
"..... Damn, how can I train when I have no spiritual roots or a strong lineage..."
Raed mocked as he looked at his father.
".... Ha ha ha, spiritual roots... strong lineage, ha ha ha. If these powerful people heard you, they'd kill you with their spittle, ha ha ha..."
"... What do you mean..."
"..... Listen, my son. The moment you were born, the world darkened. Then we heard the roars of dragons and the songs of phoenixes. Shadows of beasts appeared—things we thought were myths—along with the sounds of clashing swords, war cries, and all sorts of wailing, crying, and joy. A sacred purple light filled the sky and then descended upon you. From your body emerged a gray aura similar to the chaos aura from the legends."
"And then this ring descended from the sky and kept hovering around you. It suppressed the celestial vision that occurred at your birth."
"You have a chaotic body, the strongest body in history, but you need to develop it yourself. It will start from scratch, but you need techniques that suit only you. Therefore, you cannot train with ordinary techniques or even my techniques..."
Raed was stunned and fell into deep thought. What is this ring, and what is chaos? And who is invading it?
No, no, no—me?!!".... Aaaaah..."
Suddenly, he clutched his head and howled. A terrible pain came from his soul. Then his father waved his hand, and a force entered Raed's soul, alleviating the pain. Raed looked at his father, and he seemed about to speak but didn't, so Raed didn't ask.
Then he remembered he was still weak. If he wanted to uncover all this, he had to become stronger to seek answers. He then recalled something and asked,
"... And... what about the lineage? Do I have a lineage..."
".... Ha ha ha, my son, you have the Judgement lineage, the strongest lineage in the heavens. But it hasn't awakened yet because you haven't trained. You are my son, Khalid Judgement, and you have the strongest lineage, even stronger than mine, and a perfect chaotic body. I envy you, boy..."
Khalid Judgement said with great pride. Raed was stunned for a moment and thought, if my family's power is this strong, what kind of enemies could make my father leave me? As if understanding Raed's thoughts, Khalid Judgement said,
".... Don't think about meaningless things. You must discover everything for yourself, or you'll face great consequences that could erase you. In fact, you're burdened with karma—terrible karma even I cannot bear..."
"... Karma, cause and effect—what is this...?!"
Raed was bewildered and asked,
"... It doesn't matter, my son. You need to understand for yourself. I'll be waiting for you and your mother. You are our pride. Never lose your way, no matter how difficult it gets. Keep yourself and your will strong to crush anyone—rulers and even the heavens themselves if they obstruct you... Also... your mother misses you."
Khalid said this as he left. Raed was silent, then tears fell as he remembered his mother, who had left him a year ago. His eyes then became sharper.
".... Any bastard who dares to touch my mother will have their entire family slaughtered...."
He then looked at the ring in his hand. Light emanated from the ring and entered between Raed's eyebrows. Raed was shocked, followed by immense pain and a flood of information.
"... The Tyrant Celestial Emperor Technique... Make yourself and your body a world in itself equal to the heavens. Absorb the power of the stars to strengthen your body, flesh, blood, and bones, and make your dantian a sky full of stars—yes, a world of chaos..."
The contents of the Tyrant Celestial Emperor Technique flowed in, along with some other martial arts techniques, though they were not very relevant to him. Alchemy skills were also included but only sealed at the first level. Alchemy has nine levels (from one to nine) and three ultimate levels: "Human, Heaven, and Earth," with Transcendence being the final level.
Each level is divided into basic, intermediate, advanced, and ultimate.
There are also thirteen cultivation realms:
Five foundational realms (Qi Gathering, Blood Strengthening, Tendon Strengthening, Bone Strengthening, and Meridian Opening)
And eight innate realms starting with the Innate Realm, about which he knew nothing.
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