Fate Soul

Kai had a quick thought and smirked to himself. He suddenly crossed the gap between him and Yang Xin to wrap his arms around her waist and pull her close.

"I may not have known just how amazing you were. But I knew you were a woman fated to split the heavens me."

Yang Xin blushed as she hid her face in Kai's chest.

"Alright. Alright. She's just a Black-Gold Spiritualist. Many people in this world can still kill her with ease."

Kai had a faint smirk and gave her a side-eye. Mikoto scoffed and turned her nose up at Kai. Ka chuckled and gave Yang Xin a gentle kiss on the forehead the let her go.

"How do I get stronger?" Yang Xin asked as she didn't want to be left behind.

"The Nine-Layered Deathlands. I'm taking Wei Guan Yu with me after I visit Ye Mo in Sacred Hallow city. It was once a battlefield of Spiritual Gods. It may be just the place to find fortune."

"Wei Guan Yu?" Mikoto asked.

Kai scratched his head with a smile. "My disciple. She's quite talented," he replied.

"Hm, I'm sure she is. When do you leave for Sacred Hallow city?"

"in fourteen days, why?"

"There's trouble in Glory City. The Sacred Family is moving to annex the Winged Dragon family."

"How do you know this?" Kai asked.

"I went to see my father. He says if the Winged Dragon Family is annexed, the Sacred Family will have the momentum it needs to start pulling away from the Snow Wind Family."

"Glory city will fall," said Yang Xin.

"The city will hurt, making way for our clan to take over. Father just wants your permission to back the Xiao Family."

"What's that old man planning?"

"He has a lofty dream like you. He and the elders are working to comprehend laws. Once another spiritual god appears in the clan, he plans to create the Sky Origin Divine Sect."

Kai chuckled. "Good. Good. With our backing, the demon beasts won't stand a chance."

"The old man has lofty dreams." Mikoto giggled as she tossed an obsidian talisman to him.

Kai's brow wrinkled. "Communication Talisman?"

"Found it in the Dark Ruins. The clan has the other"

"It's good quality as well." Kai examined the obsidian tablet, sending a wisp of spiritual energy into the tablet to take a closer look at the inscription foundation.

"So, what's so special about this Xiao Family?" Kai asked.

"The Winged Dragon Family isn't special. Though they currently sit as the number two noble family. Their properties are what the Sacred family needs." Yang Xin explained.

The trio was now walking in the Blood Demon Clan's direction as Yang Xin continued explaining the Winged Dragon family.

"They are the only family that has a branch clan that achieved the status of Aristocrat. Besides the Heavenly Cousins. The Heavenly Marks and The Heavenly Soul clan descend from the same ancestor, but they currently retain equal status and have no allegiance to each other.

With that being the case, The winged Dragon Family controls all of the Xiao family, nearly doubling their assets, making them the unofficial rank one noble family. Their land is also rented by many other families with businesses as merchants, Inscriptionists, Crafters, and so on."

"Hmm," Kai nodded his head thoughtfully. "So it's not Just The Winged Dragon Family that loses, but many others who are tied to the family."

Kai suddenly stopped and released the seal on his courtyard. As they crossed the threshold, Kai said, "I will talk to uncle about this matter. For now, you two should find a room and rest. Take care not to disturb my disciple."

Sometime later, Kai sat in his room, overlooking a large mirror. Within the mirror were real-time images of his father and uncle by using the obsidian communication tablet.

"So there is a traitor in the Winged Dragon Family. All of this for a little girl's Green soul realm. Good. I like it. Uncle, do what you will. But if that girl is forced into an engagement and she suddenly has an increase in strength, your plan will end before it begins. Be sure to take care."

"Hohoho. You just focus on surviving in that place. I will handle these affairs. "

"Also, I want the exploration of ruins to stop. We have gone deep enough. Leave that stuff for others. We might encounter an existence that we can't handle. "

"Very well."

With that, the conversation ended, and Kai returned to his World Egg to continue his training.

He practiced his movement and spear techniques from his past life and the memories of Akash. Finally, he merged styles and tried to incorporate his law power to increase his battle prowess.

Deep in the World Egg, the second most significant structure in the World Egg is a massive array platform. The battle array constructed autonomous warriors that rose in strength based on the performance of the student.

The battle array was an excellent resource for Kai. Without realizing it, he had battled for seven days with countless warriors at the rank of 1- fate soul Heavenly fate realm.

Round after round, he tempered himself in battle. Kai's final round of the day was when he performed his newly created attack, War God's Slaughter Spear.

Kai stood in the middle of the battlefield surrounded by his enemies as energy made spears were conjured in the hundreds, radiating the laws of War and Slaughter in a Blackish-crimson hue.

Kai twisted his hands in a final gesture as they came crashing to the earth while in the form of pythons that ripped through his enemies.

As his enemies perished gruesomely, Kai witnessed the battle array's realistic effects and caught the missing piece of the puzzle.

The image was finally completed as Kai could feel the law of war and slaughter begin to churn within himself. Falling to the lotus position, Kai began to guide the energy to his soul realm.

The law energy was so immense it slightly intimidated Kai. Following his cultivation technique and the memories of Akasha. Kai understood what was happening to him.

'So this is the heavenly fate realm. 'Kai thought. He then calmed his mind and embarked on a journey of creating his first Fate Soul.

The Heavenly Fate Realm consists of nine fate souls forged from soul intent. With the construction of a fate soul, a spiritualist will rise in power.

Though Heavenly Fate Realm is usually achieved through the comprehension of Heavenly energy. Kai reached a high enough awareness in war and slaughter laws to complete what very few could in the tiny world.

As he guided his energy, a stabbing pain assaulted his mind, then his body. Every moment was like he was being shredded into stringed meat. Though he endured.

The law energy dissipated to particles then formed layered wisps. The wisps constructed more layers and created strings. The strings were then guided to create a tightly compressed Blackish-crimson lotus.

This lotus was then reinforced by layers of law energy then tempered. This process continued for nine hours until a lotus the size of three fists hovered in Kai's soul realm.

Kai blew out a breath of exhaustion. 'Finally. 1st Fate Heavenly Fate Realm.'

Kai then straightens his back. "Now, let's see what use you have for me."

Kai began to cultivate law energy. His Fate soul-soaked it up as his comprehension of the law of war and slaughter grew more profound.

The size of the lotus increased tremendously.

Four fists...Five fists...Six fists... Seven fists... until the growth of his fate soul ceased, and his comprehension of war and slaughter laws hit a bottleneck.

Kai studied his Fate soul and understood that he was nowhere near the peak of the 1-fate realm. Though the size and strength of his fate soul were equal to that of two fate souls. Kai still had many steps to take before creating his second fate soul.

Returning to battle, Kai continues to wage war against the battle array to consolidate his new cultivation.

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It was two days before Kai would leave to meet Ye Mo. Mikoto, Yang Xin, and Wei Guan Yu sat around a table, waiting for Kai to return.

Nearly an hour later, Kai had stepped out of his room with an appearance that the ladies had found a lot more appealing to the eye.

They glanced at each other and realized that they all thought the same thoughts. Kai had become more handsome than before. That could only mean two things: Kai had taken a powerful purification pill, or he had made a breakthrough to a higher realm.

'I-impossible...' they thought in unison.

Kai suddenly frowned and asked. "What are you all staring at? Is there something on my face?"

The ladies blushed and quickly averted their eyes.

" Quickly sit down before the food gets cold," Mikoto spoke out.

After a few bites in silence, Guan Yu had something she had to say. "Master, I know you planned to take me to the Nine-Layered Deathlands at the end of the year. However, I think I have reached a bottleneck and would like to go earlier."

Kai continued to eat for a moment. "How much earlier?" he asked.

"After your trip," she replied.

"So an entire six months. Hmm, planned to wait until your spear skill had increased another step. But, it might be just what you need to reach the legend rank. You too, Xin'er."

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During his trip to visit Ye Mo, Kai accompanied Ye Mo and a human clan from Sacred Hollow City to the Nether Realm's exit. He and Ye Mo agreed that it wouldn't be best to take them to Glory City with the Dark Guild around. However, to keep them from being massacred due to a blood rival, the clan couldn't stay.

Instead, Kai told Ye Mo of the place he once saw near the Heavenly Plateau after defeating the demon beast brothers, Luqian Mo and Luqian Sha.

Kai then had to accompany them to the Heavenly Plateau to show them the way. During the trip, Kai remembered the spatial rings he stripped from the Luqian brothers.

He searched the rings and decided to give the contents to Yang Xin Wei Guan Yu. All except for the Green Poison Pearl that Kai had discovered.

Kai, Yang Xin, Mikoto, and Wei Guan Yu were now gathered in the first layer of the Nine-Layered Deathlands.

"Now that the seal is off, you will need to suppress your cultivation. When walls began to crack, no matter what you do, you will breakthrough naturally. The Legend rank is special. It's the start to something greater." Kai spoke as he called for Wu Lan's spear.

He then held out the spear, and Guan Yu stared, overwhelmed by shock.

"Do you not want it? I have my own spear already." Kai explained.

"Yes. Yes... Thank you, Master. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you." Guan Yu squeal as she grabbed the spear and hugged Kai.

Guan Yu suddenly froze as she realized that she understood the laws of blood to the point that she achieved equilibrium with Wu Lan's Blood Spear.

"I see guidance in the law of blood hasn't been wasted on you. From now on, we go all out from bronze rank to spiritual god. We kill who we please and take what we want. The world of cultivation is cruel. It's only naturally that weak become our stepping stone and toys to pass the time."