The crowd did not notice that figure riding so arrogantly in their midst. At the moment, every one of them was miserably thinking only of their destination—the sole thought of which caused their scalps to go numb.Cielo was the fastest. Standing upon that heavy sword, he was also the most agile of the bunch. After receiving instructions from the tutor, he had gone first and flew down the mountain upon which the border of the Trinity College was perched, gliding towards that green forest.The endless sea of trees spanned across the horizon, towering trunks spreading out thick leaf-covered branches overlapping each other to form a uniformly dense forest.This was an expansive forest, extending from the foot of Trinity College’s mountain all the way to the Valley of No Return in the distance. At this instant, the mountain range was bathed in a strange dark gleam under the sunlight, contrasting sharply with the jade-green forest. It was as if a hideous bloody wound had been carved out on
“I… I can’t go on… I need to rest.” One of the slightly weaker youths plopped down on the ground with a huff. Covered in dirt from head to toe, he had never been in such a wretched state his whole life.James and the other youth also stopped in their tracks. They were in not much better shape than the first youth.Cielo paused and looked at the three miserable persons. He smiled. “All right, let’s take a rest.”He understood now why the Trinity College arranged for such a battle simulation.At the end of the day, this bunch of so-called beast tamers and warriors was just a flock of immature spoilt brats. They had never met with real adversity before. If sent to the battlefield without undergoing extra training, they were sure to end up in the tummies of the demons and uncontracted beasts within a few days.Looking at each other’s sorry state, the three fools noted the contrast between themselves and Cielo’s fresh form. They were struck silent in that instant.Gurgle!James blushed red
Cielo shrugged slightly. “I’ll go find something to eat.” He walked into the forest without waiting for the boys’ replies.The three youths looked at Cielo who was “bearing hardship without complaint” and were almost moved to tears. Each of them secretly vowed not to make any trouble for Cielo. Even in the upcoming competition for the armbands, they would protect Cielo and ensure his safety.After they had eaten another batch of game meat that Cielo had caught, they were even more grateful to him.Unfortunately… The wild beasts that they had just avoided now swarmed over them again.The three youths were completely exhausted and had no strength to fight on. Shrieking and howling, they took to their heels and fled.Cielo’s slender figure nimbly navigated the tangled tree branches. He leaped from tree to tree, his hands behind his back. When he looked at the team of three foolish boys who were being miserably pursued, his smile was especially brilliant.Rito, who was mostly sleeping dur
“Christopher, if you call yourself a man, you wouldn’t touch someone innocent! You can take it out on me instead!”The moment James saw Christopher walk towards Cielo, anger immediately swelled in his heart. What frustrated him even more was that Cielo was actually standing there stupidly, instead of running.Christopher shrugged and said, “James, save your energy. I said I only want the armband. I won’t hurt this thin boy. In any case, I have a soft spot for feminine men.”With that, Christopher looked toward Cielo with a gaze filled with mockery.Rito snorted at the back of his mind. He wondered what would have happened if Velicia was here. Among all people, Velicia was the only one who could attest to how manly Cielo was! Plus, he would not select a contractor who was not manly at all! What feminine?‘Boy, are you not going to use the God’s Eyes and put this punk to place?’ Rito asked in agitation.Cielo was silent. He was standing a middling distance away. The glow of the campfire
“Watch and wait?” There was a knot lodged between James’ brows as he stared at Cielo.Cielo glanced at him and tilted his chin towards another patch of forest by the lake. “Look who’s there.”James looked in the direction that Cielo had shown. What he saw nearly made his eyes drop out of his head.“What the fuck is Christopher doing there?”A few heads faintly emerged from that patch of forest. Cielo and the others could only see them because they were on higher ground.“Why are they still here?” James’s face was perplexed. “Haven’t we taken their armbands already?”The tutor said that they would eliminate the teams that lost. Christopher and his companions should have left the forest several days ago. So why were they here now?Rito rolled his eyes at the back of Cielo’s consciousness.Cielo scoffed as well for these fellows' naivety. “The battle simulation rules are that the ones who have lost their armbands will be considered losers. But… the tutor did not say that they could not r
Christopher’s face darkened. They had fought so hard and for such a long time, yet they had not even seen the armband at all.Almost instantly, Christopher’s sinister gaze turned towards the black and white teams. He laughed coldly as he said, “What is the point of making such a useless struggle? Do you think that everything is over so long as you hide the armband? I advise you to hand it over so that you won’t be asking for trouble.”It also stunned the black and white teams. Looking at their empty elbows, the leaders had unpleasant looks on their faces.“Christopher, don’t be unreasonable. We have never removed our armbands. Since we have taken part in the battle simulation, we also understand the rules, so why would we hide the armbands?”“You guys didn’t hide them? Then how about you explain the whereabouts of your armbands?” Christopher continued.Then, a young man from the blue team said, “I have indeed seen the armbands on their elbows just now. They were still there when the m
Under the shocked gazes of everyone, the huge Sacred-tier uncontracted beast revealed its enormous body. Its head was lifted high up and even though only a quarter of its body was standing upright, it was already three meters tall.The extent of its size had far exceeded everyone’s expectations. Most of them, especially the young men who came from large families, almost fainted from shock. After all, this was their first time face-to-face with an uncontracted beast that could potentially kill them with one move!The young man who was closest to the sacred-tier uncontracted beast was already scared out of his wits. Large beads of cold sweat streamed down his back continuously and soaked his clothes.“Save… save me… save me…” The young man was so frightened that he did not dare to move. He was completely covered under the sacred-tier uncontracted beast’s shadow.It felt as if death was never as close as this situation.Most of the young men were stunned. They had never met this kind of
The Dark Crawling Mamba did not give Cielo any time to recover but used its head to charge at him head-on.Cielo avoided the attack with a flying leap. He aimed the Vanquisher in his hand at the Dark Crawling Mamba’s head and struck!It was as if he had struck a piece of hard metal. Not only did he do no damage, but the area between his thumb and index also earned a wound.Blood trickled past the area between Cielo’s thumb and index finger and flowed over the Vanquisher sword. The faint scent of blood immediately spread.Roar!The Dark Crawling Mamba swept its tail sideways. Cielo blocked it with his sword on instinct, but the force was so great that it sent him flying.Boom!The youths who were watching were terrified. When they saw that Cielo was engaged in an arduous struggle, their expressions grew extremely grim.James and the others in the underbrush panicked. Leaving behind the two youths who had been frightened out of their wits, they rushed directly towards the lake.“Damn it
After returning to his dormitory, Cielo immediately let Rito out as he calmed the chaotic energy within him. In the middle of the night, a strange dark figure silently swept across Trinity College.Cielo had only started his cultivation when there was suddenly a commotion heard from outside. He opened his eyes as there was a sudden knock on his room door.He stood up to open the door to see Jason standing outside the door with an extremely unpleasant look.“What’s wrong?” Cielo asked—an evident frown on his face.Jason looked at him with a grim look. “Something happened.”Something had happened at the department which is especially built for alchemists. In the continent, many could become a warrior and a beast tamers through sheer luck or perseverance, but to be an alchemist needed more than just that—it needed innate talent. Even though there were only a few alchemists in the school, the Trinity College was the next best equipped compared to the other schools in the Government League
Cielo placed the Night-Luminescent Pearl, given by Velicia, on the candlestick on the wall and used the dim light to examine the secret chamber. The secret chamber was very narrow, less than two meters in length and width, and less than three meters in height.There was only a round futon in the secret room. Cielo walked over to the mat and sat down. As soon as he sat down, he saw a faint blue light floating in the secret chamber.“What’s this?”‘Touch it.’ Rito answered in his mind in a sleepy tone; he liked the dense energy here.Cielo extended his finger and a strand of blue light coiled around his fingertip. When he sensed the energy’s fluctuation from the light, Cielo realized that it was the energy of someone with strength at least a Divine Tier and at most a God Tier.Cielo hurriedly stood up, clasped his hands, and bowed in gratitude toward the light. Only then did he sit cross-legged on the praying mat again to consume the energy as his own before he started the refining of t
In the blink of an eye, it was the end of the year.On the last day of the year, it snowed heavily at Trinity College. The weather was very cold, but in order to earn points, the students still had to brave the snowstorm to go to the back mountain to do misCielo stood on the balcony and looked up at the snow. Only then did he realize that it was the end of the year.Cielo suddenly thought of the time when he was young and spent the New Year with his little sister and mother while his father and his new son were happily dining at the clan’s main house. His mind wandered to his past life, making him shake his head immediately.Velicia had left the Trinity College a few days ago. She went out to do some work for the Aberon Clan and returned today. When she came back, she saw Cielo standing on the balcony of the dormitory while admiring the snow.Seeing that Cielo was only wearing a warm gray sweater and not a coat, Velicia frowned and said, “Cielo, come in quickly. It’s cold outside.”C
Three days after the Ranking Tournament, an incident wracked Trinity College. Apparently, Lexa suffered a lightning tribulation after forcibly absorbing a beast’s core in hopes to level up her tier. The result led to the current situation—her grandfather, the Patriarch of the Liam Clan, came knocking on Trinity College with a deep frown he could master.“How can you call yourself teachers and principal when you cannot even stop the tribulation from hurting my daughter? Expelling her is not enough! Now, you want to cripple her as well? Is this really the Trinity College?”Upon hearing this, Professor He Xiaosi laughed out of anger. “As warriors, who don’t rely on their own abilities to withstand Tribulation lightning?”Thinking of Gregor Liam’s dirty past, Professor He Xiaosi’s face revealed a hint of mockery. He said meaningfully, “Patriarch Gregor Liam, have you forgotten that the reason you were able to sit on the seat of the patriarch of the Liam Clan was due to the tribulation lig
Qiao Ye looked at Cielo in a daze. He lowered his head and cast his line of sight down to his own two hands that were still trembling slightly.He lost!He was defeated so thoroughly without a chance of turning the tides!“What is this? Cielo won?”The audience erupted. Words of disbelief and cheers for the victor collided. Those who were still dazed were the people who had mocked Cielo Regalia a few minutes ago. And those who were applauding were the silent spectators who were waiting and hoping for Cielo Regalia to rise amid adversity.Another student answered with a sneer. “Of course! Are you blind? Wasn’t it obvious enough?”“No, it’s just that I find it too hard to believe! Our Trinity College’s peerless genius has actually been defeated just like that.”“Cielo is the true peerless genius! That was too amazing! I have decided that he will be my idol from now on.”In the audience area facing the stage, there were currently a lot of discussions going around and voices were being ra
At present, Velicia’s pupils contracted and her fists clenched slightly. She was feeling very nervous as she watched Cielo battle onstage. As long as Cielo refused to use the full potential of God’s Eyes, everything was dangerous.‘What is your plan, Cielo?’ Velicia could only ask herself.James began to wail. “Oh no, Cielo! It’s too dangerous! It’s too dangerous!”Niel Klyn steadily kept his eyes on the duel without uttering a word.With a few quick pierce and slash of his sword, Cielo finally managed to make the Battle Wolf retreat.Although his exchange of blows with the Battle Wolf was brief, Cielo alone was the most aware of the danger they contained. If he had wielded his sword just a little slower or if his energy was just a tad weaker, he would have already lost at this moment.Cielo narrowed his eyes at the mark the whip left on the ground. If his steps had been just a second slower, would that whip have slashed her face instead of the ground? It seems as though Qiao Ye had d
The people in the audience had changed the direction of their thoughts a thousand times since the duel started, but the two individuals onstage dueling didn’t have such complicated thoughts. They were busy exchanging blows.The golden whip and the Vanquisher met mid-air and collided over and over. Now, the golden whip entangled itself around the Vanquisher. The ray of white light emitted from this prolonged contact was very dazzling.James, who was sitting next to Velicia, looked at the latter with sparkling eyes. “I know Cielo is strong, but I never knew that he has made this progress already!”Velicia puffed her chest and raised her chin. “This much is not yet Cielo’s true form. After all, he is yet to use any technique or skill. He is just merely gauging Qiao Ye’s pattern of attacks.”Amazed by the answer he got from Velicia, the three boys gaped in disbelief! Just how strong Cielo was?On the stage, Qiao Ye snorted and used his strength to pull back the golden whip in an attempt t
Despite this, many people were anticipating the duel between Qiao Ye and Cielo. Qiao Ye was a prominent figure in Lovo Region after all. He was known as a peerless genius and had always been put on a pedestal. He was the individual the students of Trinity College always looked up to—the number one in the rankings.Cielo himself was no lightweight. The moment he entered Trinity College, he was taken in by He Xiaosi as his disciple. Naturally, he also possessed her own extraordinariness. Thinking about it, his cultivation would definitely not be weak with him being one of the two rare Class S potential warriors.During a duel between two strong people, spectators always hoped to catch a glance of their exceptional elegance.Cielo did not tell James or Jason why he did this unexpected challenge. He did not plan to tell them that it was a moment of craziness that made him steal Velicia’s supposed challenge toward Qiao Ye. Maybe, just maybe, the anger in him exploded ever since he witnesse
Cielo stood in the air while the black-feathered wings on his back completely unfurled. For a moment, the entire sky above the arena was covered by those wings.Staring at the pair of wings on Cielo’s back, Hector praised Cielo. “What a lucky fellow, he actually obtained a pair of wings!”Shera’s gaze flickered. Although she didn’t say anything, her eyes were filled with envy.Cielo circulated all the spirit energy in his body. The feathers on his wings also started to tremble without any wind. The feathers fell one by one and floated beside Cielo.When the last feather fell, Cielo suddenly raised his arms and yelled the skill’s name. “Heart Piercing Arrows!”Under the effect of energy force, the thousands of feathers turned into sharp blades. The blades were like arrows that had been released from the bow while flying toward Niel Klyn’s scissor beast form.The scissors and the wind blade began to fight in the air, and it was hard to tell who was winning or losing.Niel Klyn had not s