07 Who am I?

A wave of intense pain spread throughout his body. Ling Tian felt as if his brain was being sliced into pieces. It felt even worse than death. It was as if tens of millions of tiny worms were drilling into his body and squirming around in his arms, legs, bones, and viscera; eating away his blood and flesh.

Ling Tian couldn't see anything. He wanted to scream, but couldn't make a sound, and neither could his body move.

A strange liquid started flowing slowly along his ribs like a small stream and tore open his veins wherever it passed. Then the liquid rapidly accelerated and separated into many strands, madly surging into the seven hundred and twenty meridians within his body.

Ling Tian felt that his seven hundred and twenty meridians had enlarged significantly, as they interchanged between feeling scorching hot and biting cold. It felt extremely uncomfortable.

The pain in his head grew stronger, in his dazed state, Ling tian felt some weird changes happening within his meridians. Soon after, his meridians turned into, madly, swirling little cyclones.

A small amount of the bright red liquid infused itself into every cyclone and was swiftly absorbed into them. After absorbing the liquid, the cyclones enlarged and the process sped up.

It may be because of the intensity of the pain that was almost unbearable, in his dizzying state, Ling Tian felt that his body was like a huge vessel, filled with the strange liquid. It was transforming him in ways he couldn't possibly imagine.

As this thought flashed through his mind, he fainted.

After the unknown period of time, Ling tian was lying leaning on the tree with ragged in clothing. A group 3 of hunters were passing by where Ling tian Lying.

One-eyed man looked at Ling Tian and said: "Brothers, look what do we have here."

One-eyed Man's Loud Voice caught their attention.

"Brothers, there is a boy lying on the ground with ragged clothing. He looks like from the slum area. We can use as a bait to attract the attention of the Magical Beast." One-Eyed Man said

"Sure Third brother, The magical beast in this forest are becoming more and more crafty day by day." A Scarface man said.

"Brothers, it's already late night now. let's go back to the city and come back again in the morning." A man with one hand said.

"Okay, brothers let's go back, Third brother you carry the boy and come with us." Scarface man said.

"Okay, brother." A one-eyed man said.

The Group of 3 hunters with Ling Tian started walking toward the city gate.

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In one corner of the City's slums, with his chest full of agony, a boy was lying on the ground.

"Ha~, ha~…"

Even after opening his eyes, the anguish he was feeling could not be extinguished nor could he distract himself from it. Knowing so, the boy still strongly gripped his chest.

Before he noticed, his body was already drenched in sweat.

His whole body felt hot.

It felt as if his flesh was on fire.

Suddenly, like a miracle, the torment subsided and slowly, warmth spread throughout his body.

(What was that…?) Boy

The boy did not understand what just happened, only that the unpleasant feelings were slowly dissipating.

When he regained his composure, he took a look at his surroundings.

It was a gloomy and dirty alley lined by crude wooden houses.

Unpleasant odors drifted into his nose. He frowned at the foul air but thanks to the stench, his head cleared up a bit.

As for what happened during his sleep, he had no memory of.

At that moment, the boy realized he had slept on the ground.

Dirty clothes hung on his body. He felt the need to do something about his clothes but thought they could last a bit longer.

Lifting up his face, a vast clear blue sky was reflected in his eyes.

(What was that uncomfortable feeling and why am I lying down here?)

(W... Who am I?)

Having just awoken, he still could not think clearly.

He noticed the surrounding houses seemed unusual.

Feeling uncomfortable, the boy lost himself in thought. Moreover, his body was not in the best condition. Maybe it was due to being exposed to the cold weather from sleeping on the road. His joints also ached.

(!?)

Trying to raise his body again, he noticed the greatest disaster. Screams were rising in the boy's head.

The boy was confused at having no memory.

Thinking slowly about the problem, the boy directed his gaze towards his own hands and feet. It was not the healthy skin of a person living. On top of that, his skin was dry and the body was frail as a result of malnutrition as well as being covered in dirt.

The boy tried rearranging his thoughts; there were no memories in the brain.

The clothes he wore were made from worn down rags.

Of course, he did not own a pair of shoes either.

However, he still felt grateful that he at least had something to wear.

He was unsure what his facial features were like but from his long bangs, he discovered the slightly dirty hair was black in color.

His limbs were in a similar state to his worn-out clothes but his mind was in chaos.

Cooling down his thoughts, he tried to assess his situation.

A wave of dizziness hit him due to excessive hunger and he again fainted but he could hear the sound of some footsteps.

This Boy was Ling Tian.