Death Awoken

by Kajack

  “Hahaha, I have been waiting almost five hundred years...” an ancient voice said.

  Old Ji couldn't help but yell, “You, it's all your fault! It was all a trap you bastard.” Old Ji turned around to face where the voice came from. From the middle of the room, an altar appeared out of nowhere. A good-looking young man stood next to it, he was floating in the air, although he didn't have a fully-formed body yet.

  A soul? Old Ji was confused. “Who are you! You are not the Insane Spirit King.”

  “Hahaha, that piece of trash? He was dead long ago. If I had fully recovered, I would crush you with a single thought.”

  “Recovered? This is a Lifetime Transfer Array! It’s impossible that this kind of array is above a 9-Star Array Master...” Old Ji was putting all the pieces together in his mind.

  The good-looking young man kept smiling at this old man while his life was being transferred to him. He waited patiently until the old man in front of him spoke again.

  “It was all your doing, we got all of our things from you. The other inheritances, our cultivation manuals, everything was given out to you! But how?!” said Old Ji with an angered face looking straight into the young man’s soul.

  A token appeared, flying close to and hovering near the good-looking young man. It was exactly the same as the six tokens the five old men and the kid had.

  “Thanks for this! Before being sealed here I found this token, I have to admit that this is something I cannot create, but all I had to do was refine it and tweak it a little to get it to work. I found out there were six tokens plus the one I had. They were linked together. Over the years I kept contacting and cheating people with the other six tokens until I found out about the five young talented men. They were proud, conceited, arrogant and full of ambitions, they were the perfect help I needed. With the right guidance and the right resources, they would grow to become important existences, powerful chess pieces. You couldn't break through to the Spirit King stage. Being stuck at the Nascent Soul stage during some decades, it was easy pickings for me. You have been lured to this place…” The soul was mocking Old Ji and the four deceased old men.

  Old Ji's face was burning with anger. It was true, they usually moved with caution, over the years they had faced many situations, but being stuck at the Nascent Soul stage for many decades had made them anxious... Old Ji’s face changed, he then realized something.

  “You used our blood for the Lifetime Transfer Array, the tokens didn't need to be refined by blood.”

  “Exactly, that was a little trick I made up. After all, the Lifetime Transfer Array is totally voluntary—the moment you refined the token you agreed to transfer your life. I only needed to activate the array when you were in the room.”

  “If so... then... the cultivation manuals were incomplete from the beginning!”

  “Yes! The Five Ancient Elemental Path Cultivation Manual was not complete. That cultivation manual is something from the ancient times, it contains the Five Elements Major Laws. Did you really think they were merely Nascent Soul cultivation manuals? You couldn't uncover the secrets of it because I placed a scrambler seal on them. It's good that you were too dumb to figure it out, you guys valued the manuals like they were treasures.”

  Old Ji laughed. “We gave them away! You won't be able to succeed!”

  “I almost died back there!” A young kid’s voice sounded in the room happily laughing.

  “Stupid old fool! Do you think a kid at the Mortal Realm stage can stop me?”

  The good-looking young man frowned. Something was not right! Where was the sabre, why wasn't the kid holding it, he didn't look angry at all... He summoned all of the tokens. Five tokens were going towards him flying. What's going on? Why can’t I recall the seventh token?

  Old Ji was looking towards the good-looking young man, frowning as he saw the token that was once his, flying towards the young man. Old Ji frowned, Did the kid succeed? He could destroy the sabre, had he successfully fused it with a Star Flame!? This was impossible. That was a dissipating Star Flame... Something didn't match... why was the kid’s token not flying towards him? Wait! Mortal Realm? The kid used the token, so it means he became a Qi Refining stage! Hold on! The kid didn't refine the token with blood. When we five got our tokens, even though we tried to use Qi, it failed, only refining it by blood worked... There is only one option left, but it's impossible! Monster! From the beginning the kid didn't need our help...

  Old Ji finally realized the truth behind the young kid he met, a freaking insane monster. Old Ji laughed maniacally.

  “Kid, you destroyed the sword! Good!”

  Old Ji was laughing like there was no tomorrow. It really confused me though. What's going on? Before I could analyse the totality of the situation, I heard a roar.

  “Impossible! That sword cannot be destroyed, it's made from Eternal Life Clay.” The good-looking young man’s soul face was getting ugly.

  “I guessed right! You cannot control the traps inside here. The Eternal Hell Sabre didn't belong to you. You must have used someone to deliver it to you and that person failed. Somehow this place detected the sword and made it into another layer of the seal. You were lucky to have found these tokens, otherwise you would have been dead already, yet you still failed. Your five hundred years of planning turned into smoke and dust thanks to the kid!” Old Ji was laughing again.

  “Kid where is the sabre? The sabre!”

  The ghost kept roaring at me, honestly it was getting annoying. I didn't have time to understand the situation and someone was demanding explanations from me? If I didn't destroy the sabre, I would have been dead!

  Chapter 49

  Killing an Immortal

  “Shut up! You piece of garbage!” Without thinking too much I summoned my scythe and rushed to hit that damn annoying soul.

  “Stupid kid! Do you think you can do anything to me?” The good-looking young man’s soul said.

  Old Ji looked at the scene in front of him and sighed. This little kid had already created many miracles. He was above and beyond what you would call a perfect disciple. The word monster paled in comparison to describe him.

  My scythe passed through the soul. It didn't damage him at all. I can't hurt the soul? I looked at Old Ji confused, I was expecting him to explain the situation. When I entered the third trial, I could feel the time inside the array speeding up. I guess being talented in time helps me understand this subtle change. The Death Core inside me was pulsing, releasing death energy, I could feel my body growing fast.

  “What's going on?” I had already calmed down. I looked through the room, I saw the other four old men, they were dead. Old Zhang looked cool even in his death. They had set up some kind of inheritance or something. I could feel Old Lin’s aura on the throne he was standing on. While looking at Old Jin, I used Death End. I waited for just a second and used it again. As I expected, the Time Array was running faster, death seemed imminent.

  “That good-looking man played us for a fool for over 500 years, he used us through the token Old Wang gave you. He had planned everything. His remnant soul was sealed in that altar, right now we are trapped in a Lifetime Transfer Array. The five of us refined the token with blood so right now he is using the array to transfer our lifespan to him. He was planning to use the sword to refine his body again, luckily you managed to destroy the sabre before he succeeded.”

  Shit, this world is full of scheming people, he cheated for over 500 years… and five old men at that. I really pitied the five old men, having worked so much and so hard only for someone else to reap their rewards.

  Old Ji really wanted to punch the little kid, it was obvious why, the kid’s expression showed traces of pity and idiocy...

  “Are you both idiots? You succeeded with every trial, thus the seal has been weakened by 90%. I just need to split my soul and possess the little kid... After that, I will use all of your resources to train and break the last part of the seal and absorb the rest of my soul. In a few years, I wi
ll destroy this continent. Nothing will stop me. I, Du Fang, will conquer the world.”

  A small ball flowed out from the altar. It flew too fast, before I knew it the ball had entered my body.

  Ding!

  Detected Du Fang remnant soul. Wish to absorb it?

  The System didn't disappoint me after all haha. I could feel the soul trying to possess my soul.

  Ding!

  Advanced Soul Resistance +5,000 XP.

  Advanced Soul Resistance level-up to 2.

  I grinned, Absorb it and don't get any XP, no way! I tried to resist it all I could...

  Ding!

  Advanced Soul Resistance +5,000 XP.

  Advanced Soul Resistance +5,000 XP.

  After a while...

  Advanced Soul Resistance evolved into Expert Soul Resistance Lv 1 (0 / 50000).

  Expert Soul Resistance: Soul immunity under Nirvana Soul Realm.

  I couldn't hold on anymore after twenty minutes.

  “Absorb it.”

  “Noooo! Impossible! Who are you!??? Monster, stop it! We can talk about this, please don't!...”

  A voice was yelling, it was so annoying. What the fuck do you want to talk about, you were trying to possess me... you deserve this

  Ding!

  Absorbed Du Fang remnant soul. Killed Du Fang Immortal Soul. +500,000 XP.

  Death Points +35,000.

  Death Core +1.

  “Hahahahahaha,” I started laughing like mad! This time I had earned big time!!!

  In Old Ji’s eyes, bitter disappointment could be seen. The kid had been successfully possessed and he was going to die. “What a pity, fate is true in the end...” His death was approaching as he started to feel weak. Like the rest of the old men, he was preparing for his own way of dying. Even if someone were to disrespect his body or destroy everything he prepared—in death he wouldn't care. He just wanted to die as he wanted. Several minutes later... Old Ji was sitting above a Cauldron, on it it was written, 'Old Ji, 3rd Elder from the Arcane Legion'.

  “Oi, Old Ji! Did you think that that piece of remnant soul would succeed in possessing me? Am I that easy to be killed?” I said laughing at Old Ji.

  “Uh?” Old Ji was dumbfounded. He didn't get possessed “You, you, how? Did he not possess you? Is it true?”

  “Of course, he was too weak!” I said with a proud look.

  This brat is so shameless, too weak? We got toyed by him for 500 years... yet we could do nothing to stop him. I really want to punch this brat in the face! Old Ji’s face turned red, he didn't have any strength left in his body otherwise he really would have hit the kid.

  “Okay time to end this!” I summoned my scythe and walked to the altar.

  Du Fang appeared again next to the altar, his face was pale. He didn't look healthy anymore, clearly splitting his soul made him suffer some damage.

  “Stop kid! We can talk things out. I know you are not at the Qi Refining stage but I can give you a way to cultivate the Five Ancient Elemental Path Cultivation Manual...

  “I already destroyed that manual... it wasn't really worth it.”

  Du Fang was stunned, he destroyed them? Is this kid an idiot... that was a supreme treasure! Even if he didn't know about the five major laws on the cultivation caused by my seal, they were Nascent Soul cultivation manuals. Who is this kid?

  I struck the altar with my scythe as hard as I could hit.

  “Kid! Do you really think with your lousy cultivation you can destroy this altar? Let me tell you that this is an Immortal Sealing Altar. Unless you are above the Immortal stage, this cannot be destroyed...” Du Fang’s face started to get ugly. “Stop! How? This is impossible!”

  I kept hitting the altar faster... I could feel my body growing and also my age reaching ten years old, it seems killing that remnant soul from Du Fang slowed down the array, still, I didn't like getting old without noticing it.

  “No, no, no, wait. I can give you a way to enter the immortal path. I have lots of treasure sealed in the Sky Country... I...,” Du Fang started to plead for his life, he even apologized for all his wrong doings...

  It didn't take much time, just a few minutes.

  Ding!

  Killed Du Fang Immortal Soul. +500.000 XP.

  Death Points +15.000.

  Death Core +1.

  Old Ji stood there stunned! Du Fang died? He got killed even though the seal was protecting him? What's going on? Who is this kid! He knew that Du Fang died, because the Lifetime Transfer Array had stopped. Old Ji was looking at the kid with fear...

  With a wave of my hand, I collected the altar. The soul inside of it was gone so right now it was useless. Perhaps in the future, I could put it to good use.

  Obtained Immortal Sealing Altar.

  Chapter 50

  Evil Smile

  Finally, that bastard died. I profited a lot this time... I couldn't help myself but laugh, too much XP, enough Death Points to finally reach the peak!

  Old Ji saw the kid with an evil smile on him, the kid was facing the four old men’s resting places. A Mortal Realm kid that could kill an Immortal? This is not a funny joke! He even dared to take this kid on as his disciple. This was another deity’s son, he was not from this world at all. Old Ji’s mind was wandering regarding the incredible background of this kid. This kid had too many secrets... it was too scary for an old man such as Ji.

  I need to fix myself, my hands were damaged. Luckily I still have some corpses left. I need to do something to grab all of this old man’s stuff… I looked to Old Ji.

  Old Ji had a forced smile on his face, he was looking at the deadly scythe the kid was carrying in his hands. Who the fuck uses a scythe… Old Ji’s mind went blank. A death god... legends and tales told that the God of Death used a scythe. Is this kid his son? Can death have a son...? The more Old Ji thought the more confused he got, he didn't know how to solve this kind of situation, he was currently in a state of shock.

  “It seems I have saved you yet again, there is not much lifespan left in you,” I said smiling.

  Old Ji’s face paled, He knows my lifespan?

  “Yes, I roughly have one year to live.”

  “What are you going to do now?” I asked with a dual meaning.

  “I don't know. The five of us invested too much time in hunting and establishing our legacy and treasures, who would have thought that our lifespan was going to be wasted like this. We had so many dreams to fulfil, in the end, we ran out of time. You also were affected by the Lifetime Transfer Array and grew a little, kid.” Old Ji finally snapped out of his confusion. He moved closer to where the altar was located and collected the six tokens that were on the floor.

  “Kid, I don't want you as a disciple anymore!” Old Ji’s voice was serious.

  What happened? I thought he was begging to take me in as a disciple, the five old men were all fighting over me all of that time before and now he is rejecting me? It was so confusing dealing with these old men...

  “I know you are not from this continent, your talents and secrets are far from common. You must have an expansive...deep background, it's improper for a poor old man such as me to take you as a disciple. Besides, my cultivation is gone now, I couldn't help you even if I wanted. In order for me to extend my lifespan I consumed a forbidden pill, it exchanges your cultivation into lifespan.” He threw me a space ring.

  What is this old man talking about? Why does it seem like he is lying. What's that on the floor? There was something below where the Immortal Sealing Altar was located. A seed?

  “This counts as my payment for saving my life. Take care of the seven tokens, I think they will bring you good fortune.”

  “Do you know what these tokens are?” Old Ji’s acting was confusing me I couldn't understand him at all.

  Old Ji knelt down and picked up the seed, I could see him getting excited, his hands were trembling while picking up the seed… A thought passed through my mind, I checked the ring, it was almost empty. There was only one book and si
x tokens. If his cultivation was gone, how did the tokens end up inside the ring?

  “Farewell Kid. Next time you need to be smarter. Hahaha...”

  The old man in front of me disappeared! “Shameless old man!!!” Old Ji ran away. He cheated. He was pretending all along.

  Damn, I bet that space ring was the true treasure!!! How can I be so stupid?!

  “It's all your fault System, you and your stupid database!!! God damn it! I got cheated again!” I swear, next time I will raid the library so I can absorb all of the knowledge and never get tricked again.

  Ding!

  Unlocked Profession: Alchemist.

  Upgraded Profession: 1-Star Alchemist.

  Upgraded Profession: 2-Stars Alchemist.

  Upgraded Profession: 3-Stars Alchemist.

  Well at least the book he gave me was useful. I had the inventory from the System so I didn't need a space ring, I moved the tokens from out of the inventory. Time to loot.

  I walked over to Old Zhang... Uh...? Something in my inventory was trembling. The seven tokens suddenly fused into one token. There was only one character written on it “Ye.” It was almost identical to the other Ye Token I had. The only change was the colour, it was red, blood red.

  These tokens are related to the Ye family? I will need to investigate this after I join a sect... I would barely meet the requirements right now though. Stupid time array. Right now I looked like a fourteen year old young boy, in fact, my age was thirteen years old. I would barely meet the requirements to join any sect. There was still one year and a few months time left to reach Imperial City though.

  While looking through Old Zhang’s things, I realized that there were many things that he had left, so I let the System store them and organize it. There were a few more books regarding blacksmithing but it wasn't enough to upgrade my blacksmith profession. I crushed a few more soul weapons with my scythe but it still wasn't enough.

  Profound Soul Reaper Scythe (Sealed) (44/50).