Gloomy Sky Hidden God

The first star that passed away extinguished two thousand years ago.
Four hundred years later, the mysterious Calamity of Heavenly Fall destroyed the civilization of the previous era, returning thriving cultures to ignorance.
Since then, stars gradually vanished, the Firmament grew dark and dim, and a new civilization rose from the starless wilderness, flourishing once more.
Yet, what accompanied this were war, death, destruction, and hatred.
The flames once aimed at the Firmament were used to slaughter the people of enemy nations, and the raining clouds once engineered to alter deserts were turned into floods that engulfed the land.
Humans once again began to kill each other for wealth and power... but no one looked up at the sky.
They lost the Guidance of the stars Above the Sky, forgetting the awe of gazing upon the Milky Way.
They were all prisoners.
One thousand six hundred years after the Calamity of Heavenly Fall, a young child awakened memories of his past life.
He wanted to break the Cage, to throw off the shackles.
He wanted to become a star.
To return to Above the Sky.
"I don't care about how the people of this world live, whether they're well-fed or not, whether they can dress warmly or live comfortably, whether they have dreams or hopes. I don't care about their loves and hates."
"I just want to go Above the Sky."
——Ian.

Above The Sky

Late at night, Ian sat alone in his room, repeatedly using his breathing and self-suggestion to adjust the flow of his blood, gathering Origin Quality.


Yet, Ian, who initially found the breathing techniques somewhat awkward, now seemed to manipulate Origin Quality with considerable skill and fluidity.


With each breath, he was surprised to sense that even his internal organs deep within his body began to follow the rhythm of his breathing, releasing the sedimented Origin Quality that was once unusable, merging it into the bloodstream circulation.


It was like soaking in a hot spring, where his body, somewhat sore from intense exercise, quickly recovered, regaining vitality in the warm current.


Honestly, Ian couldn't understand why he, whose breathing technique could only be considered moderately successful, suddenly became so adept at it.


But after careful contemplation, he found the reason.


Chapter 59: The Activation of Origin Quality