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The sunny light brightens up the whole forest as new dawn comes into play for all the beings living within it. Creatures of every kind began to come out of their homes to bathe in the light of the morning sun.
Meanwhile, inside a hidden cave, a small golden ray suddenly peeks and drives away the darkness within it. Inside the cave, a young man is currently sitting on wooden ben in a lotus position. As the whole room suddenly brightens the young man's eyes also open up.
As he did so, he suddenly spews mouthfuls of black blood on the floor.
His clothes are tattered and dried blood stain could be seen on them. Some scars are even visible on his fair skin which is evident in a gruesome battle that the young man just experienced.
Shin Jiao weakly forces himself to take out some of his remaining food in his spatial ring. Although he is feeling weakness all over his body, he knew that if he did not consume something his body would surely weaken further.
For now, he did not want to die and leave to chance the things he has on him. And so he began devouring the fruits and vegetables in front of him.
He was too hungry due to forcing himself in healing his wounds. He has even consumed a lot of his energy.
While eating he suddenly recalled what had happened a few days ago…
After Shin Jiao was forcefully held inside the cave, the one-armed man was really interested in his knowledge and development. Especially when he discovers that Shin Jiao is also proficient in array formations.
At that time, he told Shin Jiao that it was his luck to find such a person that would inherit his skills. The reason for this is unknown to Shin Jiao. However, he has learned many things from the book the man with a high lord prowess has given to him.
After a month of staying in the cave, Shin Jiao has gained too much knowledge and learned many secrets that he knew if someone would know about it, he would be chased until the ends of this planet just like what had happened to this man named Geun Man.
Then suddenly, one day, Geun Man came back to the cave with a strange aura seeping from his body. Shin Jiao has actually seen and known this aura since the two has a closer interaction as a disciple and a teacher, but today was different.
The aura is far more powerful and very noticeable and from the looks of it, Geun Man is having a hard time controlling it.
Shin Jiao has already seen such a thing happening. It was the time when Le'as the high elf suddenly turned into a demon.
"Master… You're…" Shin Jiao wanted to say something but Geun Man stopped him.
Using his teeth he removes the ring from his finger and threw it towards Shin Jiao. Then with a helpless and pained look on his face, Geun Man left the cave.
Ever since he found a disciple, he also began his plan to try and control the demon inside of him. However, no matter what he did he could not stop it. If he has not done so, he could still have lived for another ten years before turning into a demon. But now, it was all too late.
He was angry for being tricked by his own clan to work with those high elves. Who would have known that the high elves were colluding with the demons? Those strange yet powerful secret weapons they wield are something that an immortal would die for. However, he discovered that inside those weapons as demon seeds.
When he discovers this, he was chased by his own clan and he has no other choice but to hide in this forest. However, he was already affected by the weapon that was supposed to be a gift for him. Every now and then he would ambush some airships and take some immortals to feed the demonic soul inside of him.
But this was another mistake that he did. By feeding the demon, he would regain his sanity for a while. Yet as time goes by, the demon becomes stronger. And now, he could not control it anymore.
This was the last time, his last chance to preserve the knowledge he has acquired for thousands of years of research and learning.
He gave it all to his last and only disciple, a young man he accidentally saw, a young man named Shin Jiao.
As Geun Man ran as far away as he could, his sight suddenly turned red, and his body began feeling the pain. He knew that he would soon turn into the demon which has already grown to such an extent inside his body.
Once that demon occupied his body and devoured his immortal soul, then his consciousness would be thrown into the void and his immortal body would be consumed and then turned into a demon.
As he ran away, he did not know how far it was, but soon everything turned dark.
Shin Jiao, on the other hand, knew what is happening and while Geun Man was away began to create defensive array formations and traps.
He knew that the demon would return and with the power it possessed, it would not be like his last fight with the demonized Le'as.
After some preparation, he waited, and then as he has predicted, the now demonized teacher of his appearance at the cave's entrance. With four large horns, a crimson blood bulky body, around three meters tall, and a face that looks like those orcs in the movies, the demonized Geun Man exudes a powerful aura that almost made Shin Jiao's heart skipped a beat.
But he is confident of his traps as they are the ones he learned from the books that Geun Man gave him.
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Shin Jiao did not hide but instead reveals himself in front of the demon.
"Haha… You are his student… A puny ant like you, wanted to fight against me? What a waste… however, I will harvest from your brain the knowledge this man has given. And I will enjoy seeing you suffering." The demon said in a runic language.
Shin Jiao did not reply and just sneered at the demon, and then he takes out his black katana blade and gestured for the demon to come.
The demon was careful, but he could not sense any formation in the area. Plus the man's soul he devoured was very shrewd. He actually erased everything before the demon could get anything. Hence he has no choice but to get the student that he saw from the man's eyes.
As the demon suddenly rushed, Shin Jiao was immediately controlled by its powerful domain.
When the demon saw that the young man froze, it was elated.
"This is going to be easy… Hihi…" he muttered.
Soon his expression change as he suddenly feels that something is wrong. As he enters the cave, nothing happened. However, as soon as he took a step forwards and came closer to the young man, he soon discovers that his body was immediately held down by a powerful force.
"No…" shouted the demon as he suddenly swings his large arms with his sharp claws.
Shin Jiao already expected this and wanted to dodge, but the demon was really too fast for him.
Wham!
Shin Jiao's body was hit and his clothes were immediately torn and wounds appear on his strong body. He flew towards a wall and even destroyed the cave wall. His body flew out and hit the forest outside creating a clearing that looks like it was caused by a large meteorite falling into the forest.
He could feel the pain all over his body; he even thought that his internal organs shifted due to the powerful impact caused by that full-powered strike from the demon.
It took Shin Jiao around an hour before he was able to get up and walked back to the cave.
Although it was already night time, because of the fog, no shadow creature nor beast dare enter this part of the forest. So Shin Jiao forces himself to walk back to the cave.
From there he found the demon being slowly suppressed by the formation. In just one hour, the formation has already shrunk, but it is still unable to make the demon surrender.
Shin Jiao did not bother with the trapped demon and decided to enter his room and meditate to heal his wound.
That's what happened a few days ago.
As Shin Jiao came out of his room, he discovered a glowing crimson orb on the ground. The demon is already nowhere to be found and only the crimson orb is on the ground.
Shin Jiao knew that this orb is the compressed power of that demon and his teacher Geun Man.
The formation he created was actually aimed to purify the immortal body of Geun Man. This way, his soul would not be trapped inside that void and could enter the true cycle of reincarnation. Though he would not appear in the immortal land anymore, at least the void would not trap him and make his immortal soul suffer for eternity.
"Thank you… master, for everything." Shin Jiao muttered as he bowed.
He carefully checked everything in the room and began fixing the damages caused by the demon. He still needs to stay in this cave for a while and complete learning the things from the books.
And so, Shin Jiao spends his days engrossed in learning that he did not have any sense of time.
And soon, two years have passed…
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In the borderlands protected by the Osmond clan, a million miles at the southwest direction of Vitol town. A large scale war is happening.
A year has passed since it started. It was the high elves that started the offensive against the human race. The high elves have allied themselves with the Zith'ra race. The Zith'ra race is a race of 3-meter tall beings that looks like gods from mythologies.
Their body is just like that of humans, but their heads differ. Plus their real trait is their bluish skin.
With the Zith'ra race on their side, the high elves were able to push this war towards the borders of the human race.