Flash memories...
"I don't want to study anymore; we don't have the money to fund my studies anyway... I go to work..." John spoke; he looked like he was in his teen years...
Flash ones again...
"I don't want to hurt others... Mom told me hurting others is bad..." A little boy who looked like Andras spoke...
Flash once again, there was this nothing else then dark...
"Should I kill myself?" This time it was not shown who said this; it could have been John or Andras...
The darkness, which seems dark, somehow gets darker...
What is life? Why am I here? Why did I get a second chance? I did not want to exist! ...
That's a lie. No one really wants to die. It's scary dark, really dark, you know. How do I know? because I have died before...
We are...
No, I am going insane, or maybe learning that John is not so different from Andras... Both wanted to do things but never had the chance. Never in John's life did he want to do anything, but he never got what he wanted... The same is true for Andras; he, in fact, did not even have dreams. It was always the Le family ordering him around, making him do things he did not want to do...
This was not about who was the better person or who owned this body or anything like that; it was about who was right...
And right now I am right. I am...
Who am I?
John or Andras?
I really could not answer that question because I truly felt like I was both of them; I was one...
I was someone with the memory of John, someone from another world...
I was also Andras, a rude young master who had painful normal talent...
I was both of them. Both of them were broken...
Am I going insane? Maybe it does not matter. I need to wake up fast. Who knows what that woman wants with me? Normally in the books I had seen back on Earth, this could be a love story.
Hahaha... what a shit joke...
{System Activating!}
Ha, about damn time you came around. What took you so long, huh?
{System was forcefully trying to re-link with the user through mind space. Synchronization now complete. Also—Congratulations 🎉! User's Soul Integrity has reached peak 100%.}
Oh? You actually answered my question? That's new. Yeah. Yeah, I know. I kind of understand myself better now—no more insane arguing with myself... Anyway, show me my status!
[Status Panel]
Name: Andras Le
Age: 18
Core Alignment: ZERO
Cultivation Rank: Peak 9th Stage Qi Gathering Realm
Spiritual Root: Locked
Spirit Core: Inactive
Core Activation Readiness: 100%
Body Compatibility: 84% (Rapid Enhancement Active)
Soul Integrity:100% (Fully Integrated—Unique State Achieved)
Vital Status: Stable—Consciousness Recovery Pending
System Sync: Synchronized (No identity conflict detected)
[Soul Integration Event Recognized]
System Event: SOUL FUSION COMPLETED
• All internal contradictions resolved• Personality cohesion: Stable• Identity fragmentation: NULLIFIED.
Permanent Bonuses Gained: – +20% Qi Circulation Efficiency– +15% Mental and Emotional Resistance– Passive Trait Unlocked: Unified Will→ Grants resistance to soul-based attacks and illusions
– Affinity Sync Cap Raised to 100% – Skill Upgrade Costs Reduced by 25% – Faster adaptation to high-tier cultivation techniques
Core Activation Penalty Removed—Path Clear
[Affinities Panel]
Primary Affinity: [Obsidian Flame] – 26% Sync (Potential Unlocked: 100%)
Flame of Inversion. Burns corruption, internal instability, and emotional rot.
Traits Active:• Embersteel Focus• Obsidian Fortress• Flame Within• Flame Grip
Nexts: • 30%: Passive AoE Fearburn Aura • 50%: Obsidian Wings (Movement/Defenset)• 75%: Black Bloom (Area Purge Technique) • 100%: Sovereign Flame—Signature Skill Awakening
Secondary Affinity: [Null Echo] – 3% Sync
Void resonance. Path still locked.
Status: Suspended
Option: Resynchronize now possible (Y/N)
Tertiary Affinity: [???] – Locked (Core Activation Required)
[Bloodline Panel]
Bloodline: Le Clan (Paternal Line Confirmed)
Subtype: Lesser Tyrant Root (Suppressed)
Bloodline Strength: 12% Expression → Boosted to 18% (Due to Soul Integration)
Lineage Trait: Tyrant Pulse—Locked
Suppression Status: Still Active (Core Inactive)
Upgrade Potential: YES (Core Activation + Blood Trial Required)
System Note: Soul integration has stabilized genetic expression. Bloodline suppression effects reduced by 50%.
[System Notes—Post-Fusion]
• Soul Fusion State Achieved—Evolution Path Unlocked
• Threat Classification: Seeker-Type Anomaly
• Projection: Host now eligible for Legacy-Class Titles
• Kill Count: 4
• Skill Points Available: 7 (+2 Bonus for Fusion Event)
• Blood Mark Engraved—Effects Amplified: – +5% Physical Resilience– +3% Qi Absorption– Combat Efficiency bonus against higher-tier cultivators (stacking per encounter)
Oh my lord, what a jackpot! Who knew almost going crazy was so beneficial for me? Hahahahaha...
Ok, fine, yes, go on and resynchronize Null Echo, and also use all 5 skill points. Let's try to break through to the Foundation realm right now, and also at the same time use the other 4 skill points in Obsidian Flame. Let's wake up with a bang, system!
System Command Confirmed:
[✓] Resynchronize Affinity: Null Echo
[✓] Allocate Skill Points: 9 Total → 5 Skill Points → Foundation Breakthrough Support Protocol → 4 Skill Points → Obsidian Flame Sync Enhancement
[Affinity Resynchronization—Null Echo] Status: ACTIVE
Sync Rate: 3% → 10%
Passive Trait Unlocked:→ Void Veil—Immune to spiritual detection from cultivators one realm higher
Affinity Trait Path Reopened. New Tasks Available. Warning: Dual Affinity Synchronization now active. Resource drain may intensify under pressure.
[Skill Point Usage—Obsidian Flame] Sync Rate: 26% → 35%
New Trait Unlocked:→ Flame Surge—Short-range burst of inverted flame, dealing high Qi disruption and fear-based backlash
Next Milestone (50%): Unlock Obsidian Wings—grants brief aerial control and defensive buff
[Foundation Breakthrough Protocol—Initiated]
Requirements Met: ✓ Core Activation Readiness: 100% ✓ Soul Integrity: 100% ✓ Body Compatibility: 84% ✓ System Sync: Complete
Initiating Internal Core Formation Sequence…
[Qi Compression: 33%… 67%… 100%] [Meridian Reinforcement: Complete] [Spirit Core Crystallization: In Progress…]
Warning: Internal pressure reaching critical. Pain threshold exceeded. Initiating pain suppression protocol.
Breakthrough Achieved!
[Cultivation Rank: Foundation Realm—1st Stage]
New Perks Gained: – Qi Reservoir Doubled—Natural regeneration rate increased—+1 Active Skill Slot—Spiritual Root partially revealed (Status: Unidentified Variant—Analysis Pending)
Bloodline Suppression Lifted by 50%→ Tyrant Root now awakening…→ Lineage Trait "Tyrant Pulse" remains locked—Blood Trial still required.
System Wake Protocol: Overcharged
Andras's body jolted awake.
And without any other thought, he smiled, and black flames exploded around him! The gold-core woman who was dragging Andras's knocked-out body stops and moves back in pure shock!
"What? how?" She mutters in pure shock as Andras's body bursts with even more! Black flames! Flame Surge was being used at its 100%. Andras had put all of his Qi in this one move... and the result?
A black ball of flames exploded right in the woman's face... and Andras himself was thrown back, sent flying! in the air!
.... Trees around break apart, burning; the leaves just turn into dust, and just then wind pushes everything back, and the woman in red was smiling... Her robe sleeves were burned a little, but no other real damage was done to her...
"How insulting! He actually burned my clothes... What a bold young man... I'll have fun ripping him apart... you better stay alive..." she mutters before flying up in the air and moving somewhere fast! ...
On the other hand, Andras was using the newly gained Void Veil to hide inside a tree... Yeah, he had flown right into a tree, and now he was stuck. He could not really move because he had barely any Qi in his body; he had used it all in that last blast...
'Ha, that actually worked? My stupid plan actually worked? The last second though of turning Null Echo on to hide while also doing a break thought just to shock her worked? No, she was holding back a lot... Next time she sees me, I bet she actually won't hold back at all... Let's hope we don't meet again, lady...'
Now how do I get off this tree?