Calling it by its name, she was answered by a deafening roar of her beast. Suddenly, a gigantic shadow loomed over her. Velicia’s line of vision was covered by a humungous body made of shining red scales.The second strongest guardian beast in the hidden clans – the fiery red dragon, Ling Long!“Swallow it.” Nudging her chin to the direction where the remains of the Wisp Queen lingered, Velicia commanded.Roar!As an answer to her command, Ling Long flapped his gigantic pair of red wings. Diving into the carcass, the area was soon filled with crunching and roaring sounds as Ling Long devoured the Wisp Queen’s body and energy core.Velicia cast a new domain around, this time it was much smaller than the previous one. She sat down, closed her eyes, and absorbed the energy – converting it to hers in the process, refilling her almost empty energy core rapidly.She could feel the warm surge of energy running down past her navel and it stayed right above her pelvic area where her energy cor
It was Rito!It was common knowledge that Cielo, the top genius of the Regalia Clan of the Hidden Families, had awakened and contracted the clan’s guardian beast during the Claiming that was not meant for him – he practically gate-crashed and still got away with it. His contracted beast was a powerful black serpent that even her Ling Long was wary of for some reason ever since the two beasts met countless years ago!After realizing that the injured person in the broken pagoda might be Cielo, Velicia, who wanted him to fight his own battles, changed her mind.Velicia would not allow any room for regrets. Never.He was clearly the crème de la crème of the Hidden Families that could ward off the ambitious Free Cities and Major Tribes, but he didn’t have the arrogance that the supposed peerless geniuses should have.Despite not knowing who she was, Cielo Regalia showed benevolence to her. Though he did it as a friend, the complete opposite of what she felt for him, Velicia still appreciat
Xerxex Hiperia, who was sporting tattered and bloodied combat gear, remained silent. Unmoving from his spot, his eyes flashed with deep hatred and greed.Cielo cursed in his mind as he subtly summoned his God’s Eyes. On cue, his eyes flashed with a deep blue glow.Ping![ENEMY: XERXEX HIPERIA]Ping![KIND: HUMAN, BEAST TAMER]Ping![BRIEF BACKGROUND: ONE FIGHTER OF THE HIPERIA TRIBE. HE IS THE SON OF THE HIPERIA TRIBE’S GREAT CHIEF. HE IS THE TOP FIGHTER AMONG THE PRODIGIES OF THE MAJOR TRIBES.]Ping![UNIQUE SKILL: NONE. BEAST TYPE DID NOT MEET THE STANDARD FOR A UNIQUE SKILL]Ping![ATTACK FORCE: SACRED TIER (CLASS A)]Ping![STRENGTH: STRATEGY. MIND GAMES.]Ping![WEAKNESS: SURPRISE ATTACK]“You are finally using your God’s Eyes.” Xerxex Hiperia sauntered forward, slowly and arrogantly closing the distance between them. “Too bad that you were not able to use it during your fight with the witch. It would have served me a purpose.”Cielo’s grip around Velicia as he carried her had ti
As soon as Cielo Regalia held Velicia Aberon, the space and time around them distorted. What was once a red sky was replaced by the stale gray roof of the arena. What was once an eerie silence of the Avici Hell was replaced with the bombarding noise and cheers from the audience and the staff.Cielo Regalia immediately adjusted his senses upon knowing that there was no more unexpected danger lurking around him. He also noticed that Rito had come back to him. What was left standing on the big stage at the center of the arena was Cielo Regalia who was carrying the sleeping Velicia Aberon.The same ol’ announcer sauntered toward Cielo with a microphone in her hand. With a big grin on her made-up face, she announced. “The victors of the Semifinals Round finally came out!”Cheers and boos clashed.“We have witnessed how Cielo Regalia fought head-on with Avici Hell’s witch number one while Velicia Aberon fought head-on with Avici Hell’s witch number two!”Realization dawned upon Cielo Regali
As soon as Cielo Regalia and Velicia Aberon followed the Pavilion Master, they stopped minding the hatred-filled gazes from the opposing factions even from the other Hidden Families such as the Satova Clan and the Ruen Clan.Pavilion Master turn around and looked at the calm-looking warriors whom he had approved of ever since he had lost hope hundreds of years ago. He handed them an emergency survival bracelet on their right wrists. He reminded the two. “If you encounter any trouble that you can’t solve, call me. I will come to save you. But of course, it will also mean that you are forfeiting the chance to get any cultivation technique. Once a person enters, they will not be able to enter twice. Each person got only one chance in their lives.”Velicia touched her bracelet and acknowledged it. Then, she walked towards the Mysterious Ancient Pavilion with firm footsteps with Cielo Regalia in tow.The Mysterious Ancient Pavilion was open to all the beast tamers and warriors without any
In the deep valley, Cielo Regalia stuck his upper body onto the bird’s back. He bit his index finger and dripped a drop of blood into the bird’s eye. The bird resisted violently and almost threw Cielo off its back.Cielo quickly mobilized the energy in his body and forcefully formed a temporary contract with it while ignoring the bird’s resistance. After successfully merging his core with Rito’s, temporary contracts with beasts with tiers under Witch Tier (Class C) were possible already.Under Cielo Regalia’s powerful energy pressure, the resistance in the bird’s core became weaker and weaker until it completely disappeared. It was completely subdued by him in a matter of minutes.After the contract was completed, Cielo controlled the seven-colored bird to shuttle among the light clusters and began to choose the cultivation technique he liked.On the cliff, Velicia Aberon and Ling Long saw Cielo’s actions and widened their eyes in shock before Velicia smiled at herself. There was a hi
Cielo Regalia licked his lips as an adventure plan flashed through his mind. It was a bold move. But as he said, opportunities and risks came hand in hand.At this moment, Cielo Regalia noticed something. “Velicia, your energy is about to run out. Go down and rest!”Cielo looked toward Velicia Aberon and saw that the red light around Velicia’s body was almost transparent. He guessed that Velicia Aberon’s condensed energy was about to be exhausted, so Cielo rode his bird and flew toward Velicia Aberon.Realizing that Cielo Regalia was approaching, Velicia Aberon could not help but reveal a sweet smile on her face. If Ling Long was here, it would have rolled its eyes upon seeing the starstruck look in its Mistress’ eyes.“Why are you here?” Velicia’s grin widened. “I took a fancy to this. Why? Are you going to snatch it from me?”Rolling his eyes from Velicia’s theatrics, Cielo extended his right hand. “This is not against the rules and I am doing this for free.”Velicia swallowed the h
They were too close to the Death Valley vortex and had no way of reversing the situation. Cielo suddenly turned around and stretched out his right hand, striking Velicia’s chest forcefully. That palm directly pushed Velicia to the top of the deep valley.Pavilion Master noticed the situation on Cielo’s side. He ran over to save the two of them, but he was still a step too late. The Pavilion Master grabbed Velicia’s hand and lowered his head to look down. He happened to see Cielo being sucked into the empty valley by the vortex.Upon seeing this scene, Pavilion Master also revealed a trace of pity and a sigh.A good seedling was gone just like that.“Cielo!” Velicia watched helplessly as Cielo was swallowed by the Death Valley. Her face was pale, and she was on the verge of a breakdown.‘No! Not again!’ She screamed repeatedly at the back of her mind.Pavilion Master pulled Velicia to the peak of the cliff. She stood at the edge of the cliff and looked down. When she saw that there was
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