2025-01-01 17:49:13"Yu Chen..."
"Yu Chen!" A powerful slap descended upon the fifteen years old boy's cheek and a massive palm imprint was engraved. There was a moment of silence before the person who had slapped him came to view. It was a lady. She looked enraged that Yu Chen gulped instantly forgetting about the slap. He had a very bad premonition. 'I hope she hadn't found out!' But his heart sank the moment her tone rose. "Abison told me that it was you? Can you still deny it?" The lady's voice sounded very harsh that Yu Chen trembled. This lady is one of the seven Saints of Dukkha. They had unimaginable power and she was just the sixth. Yu Chen himself believed that he was fortunate enough to have someone of that caliber as master. Yu Chen just had to be submissive. "I'm sorry master." The lady's eyes burned with anger and malice. Eventually, she passed a judgement that shook Yu Chen terribly. "You'll serve your punishment in the seventh depth of the Cauldron." Yu Chen's eyes widened in horror. "No master, please. Anything but the seven depths please." Suddenly there was a deafening thunderclap and the lady shouted. "You still dare to dictate your own punishment? How brazen of you." Yu Chen was already filled with horror at her voice. In fact, the seven depths of the Cauldron is one of the worst depth to be in. The Cauldron is just a measure of testing 'The Limitless.' That is, those that has awakened special abilities and had abandoned mortality. Only those that did not abandon mortality would be limited, no matter how powerful the person turns out to become. Yu Chen had not awakened any ability. Plus, he had not abandoned mortality... If he as much as even a little steps into the first depth of the Cauldron, he would without doubt die. Not to talk of the seventh depth. The thought of it alone caused Yu Chen to shiver. The first depth is the depth of fear. Fear is something that weakens human willingness to fight. It devours the willpower and renders innocent humans powerless in it's annihilating gaze. The second depth is the depth of sorrow and misery. This one subdues human emotions completely and eats them up from the inside out. The third depth is the depth of misfortune. The fourth depth is the depth of crisis. The fifth depth is the depth of darkness. The sixth depth is the depth of heat and cold. The seventh depth is the depth of death. Each depth has it's own flaw, power, disadvantages and advantages, so to conquer the depths, one have to find cues and clues to exploit. Yu Chen himself had not reached the stage that allows him to exploit flaws, he lacked power so, Yu Chen was horrified by all depths, plus his master had said, his punishment is in the seventh depth of the Cauldron. The seventh depth is death. Yu Chen knelt down, his hands jammed together as he pleaded. "Master please forgive me." But she went straight to the point. "You released otek. Now that scoundrel will go about possessing people's souls. You do not know the gravity of what you've done." The lady responded with a gritted teeth. Yu Chen's face was blank. Had Otek deceived him? That's unlikely. Everyone believed that Otek is a bad spirit that possesses one's soul causing them to go against their humanity. However, Otek is just a messenger from the underworld whom humans had trapped, mistaking it for evil spirit. Yu Chen tried to remain calm, but his facade was wavering. His body trembled once again. He cannot convince humans to disbelieve what they already believe in. That's human nature, it's either they take it the way it is or they just leave it that way. "I haven't awakened master. I might die in the first depth of the Cauldron." But his master's next choice of word shocked him that he was almost choked. "You should die!" Yu Chen's body froze at his masters repulsive word. He should die? I should die? "Yes, maybe you'd find your worth in the great beyond. You know what, you're the first person I have discipled that can not awaken. Your bloodline is useless, You cannot awaken which is by the way. And it means that all your struggles would be meaningless." Yu Chen was shocked. Is this true? He could not awaken? But how is that possible? Why and how? Questions were asked and left unanswered. Shiver crawled down his spine. "Don't tell me..." Yu Chen muttered while glaring at the lady, that was his master. "You choose one! Either you die in the Cauldron or I kill you." She pointed a finger and the void warped. Yu Chen's expression sank. "I'm a..." She completed the statement for him... "You're a useless seed. Face it! You are unteachable. You can never improve, you cannot awaken..." Yu Chen saw despair. He saw hopelessness. But then resolve appeared in eyes. He would not die in her hand. He would not allow her to be the cause of his death. Hatred kindled and burned like flames in the depth of his eyes. Immediately he said: "The seven depths of the Cauldron!" The lady smiled that it was piercing. "Good choice." Being a member of one of the Seven Saints of Dukkha came with it's own benefits and perks. Which is, they had the key to open up the seven depths. The lady slammed her palm to the ground and made a grabbing motion with her hand. Black mist suddenly appeared and spread, sweeping through the room in a deafening sound. Tangled roots manifested like a visualization and the room shook while the ground fractured. "I'll meet you in the afterlife. And maybe,You'll pay the dept of this broken room..." The walls instantly shattered and Yu Chen's pupils shrank. Then, Yu Chen saw an all-comsuming vortex and the force swept him into it. The last thing he heard from the lady is: "Death is the only choice to realign. Either you take this path or die forever!"
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32. Horizons
The universe seem to break inch by inch after Yu Chen had unleashed such a devastating punch. The Saint of Darkness retreated even more, realizing how monstrous Yu Chen's physical strength was. "Such abnormally insane brute strength!" The Saint of Light commented while glaring at Yu Chen rather differently. The Saint of Illusion was suddenly interested in Yu Chen. At first, they had thought that Chen was being absolutely arrogant by calling himself death, but when death energy exploded out of his body, they were horrified and withdrew. No one wants to be oppressed by the domineering Power of the death energy. Who in this universe hadn't heard of the legend of the God of death. He was a figure and an actual force to be reckoned with. His oppressive energy, death is what set him apart from other powerhouses. Many people thought that the God of death had died, while some knew that he had gone into seclusion. Either ways, everyone has different opinions on things so it wasn't
31. Introducing The Seven Saints of Dukkha
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30. Seven Shadows
Yu Chen immediately moved, his hands swerving in an arc and the universe suddenly cracked. Otek, seeing the gesture shifted and struck out a palm and the void shattered, however his hands turned numb the moment it collided with Yu Chen's hand. 'What terrifying strength!' He did not understand why Yu Chen is actually so powerful, to even say that he had awakened recently... meaning that, the moment he ascends, his strength would undergo a qualitative change. Otek immediately became serious and seven shadows manifested behind him, instantly Skyrocketing his strength. The void shook and trembled and layers of the sky seem to crack and overturn.From where Abison stood, his eyes widened drastically, his face very pale. "What the fuck?"These two weren't ascended, and their powers could move the heavens. These duo were freaks, they were freaks of nature. One was the seven saints of dukkha, while the other is an underworld messenger. Their powers we're both unfathomable.Abison made sure
29. Otek's Demon Face
"You cannot be wanting a spar when humanity is on the verge of invasion..." Yu Chen was nonchalant but Otek jeered."You know that I'm on humanity's side, even if I've been born in the underworld, I know that demons invasion is going to cause a big catastrophe to humanity. I am also the source of information, so when I say it'd be alright, then you have to believe me... now let's do this spar." Yu Chen raised a brow.Abison snorted. "Humanity's side my arse, you're clearly a demon." Otek laughed. "Yeah, a demon on the human side. There'd be no problem." Yu Chen smiled, "let's take your word for it then." Then, he released a bit of pressure and Otek responded with a wink, "do not go easy on me... I'm an anomaly!" Yu Chen froze. What did one mean when they say that they are an anomaly? It simply means that they fight above their level... Yu Chen immediately took correction and then, he faced Otek like he was a true enemy. A powerful pressure descended. If Otek is an anomaly, then
29. Invasion
After the crowd must have dispersed, Abison glared at Yu Chen. Suddenly he sneered. "Do you really think that I'd believe that you've spared me?"Yu Chen raised a brow. "Why not? I can't spare you?" "You might stab me in the back when I relaxes..." Yu Chen laughed and he let his guard down. "Listen, I could have killed you if I really wanted to... There is actually no need for a brawl. You've seen my strength for yourself. However, I wanted to see the level of your own strength." Abison was suddenly curious. "Did you really awaken through death?" Yu Chen did not hide anything. "Yes... I died, however I became death instead... You can call it some sort of legend or whatever, I can still remember the pain I felt while dying." Abison glared at Yu Chen some more. "Meaning that you actually took I and Miguel's idea, right! We did not mean bad..." Yu Chen's eyes suddenly turned cold. "You both clearly wanted me to die so stop acting. I followed master's idea... She did not think
27. Take a Step Back
Abison was horrified. 'Death Energy? How did he do it?' Abison suddenly looked like he had been tricked. But then, his gaze turned extremely frosty. When had Yu Chen awakened? Probably a few years, while he had nurtured his own powers for 21 years. The difference in strength should be massive. So what if he had comprehended death energy? I'll be able to defeat him. Abison was suddenly confident. "You'll be damned Chen. You tricked me." Yu Chen laughed subtly and stared at Abison. "How was it? The taste of your own medicine?" Yu Chen immediately continued. "You know what, last time you and Miguel had almost made me believe that awakening is done by killing oneself. You both made me think that death is the only way to awaken." Yu Chen strolled towards Abison and his gaze became hard."I could not awaken, so you both simply wanted me dead. You both thought of me as a burden, hahaha." Abison glared sharply at Yu Chen and he muttered with a low growl. "Cheeeennnnn!!" Yu Chen was
26. The Brawl
Yu Chen had finally discovered the source of infinity within the hollow. And now, he wished to follow this path to create his own infinite world of both chakra energy and the time mist. Immediately, there was a ripping sound and the hollow tore open. Yu Chen used that chance and escaped the hollow...He finally saw the blue sky after four years. In the hollow, it was as if Yu Chen was able to sense countless parallel universes at the same time because, the hollow was torn open at every given moment, each opening releasing the devouring energy. However when he escaped the hollow, he discovered that he was only restricted to his own universe so he saw himself back in the desert of horror where he had last saw the moon fairy...Yu Chen sighed. Extremes Must Be Reversed and The Reversed Must Be Created was a method. Yu Chen had gotten the insight, but the process would take a very long time...And time is something that Yu Chen had enough... there was need to rush the process. He had
25. Hollow Realm
Yu Chen saw himself within a strange world. He was trapped within the hollow and the hollow was protected by existence. Yu Chen wasn't afraid that he wouldn't be able to escape the hollow because every now and then, he experiences battles that opens up the hollow... that was freedom and he did not want to escape from it yet. The place seem to boil with eternal darkness. This hollow was actually made of darkness and Yu Chen relaxed, if it was death energy he wasn't sure if he would be able to resist the temptation of absorbing death energy. For the meantime, Yu Chen focused on the dangers of the hollows. Coming in contact with the darkness could erode his body and soul... Yu Chen just pressed himself against the layered existence which seem to be solid like a wall. He could see spiral phenomenon, moving endlessly through the world of nothingness. This is the hollow realm, a realm where the devouring energy is birthed. He stared at the spiral phenomenon...He noticed that the waves
