Death Awoken: A GameLit Series (Death God System - Book #1)

by Kajack

  Less than 30 minutes...

  “Give me the books! Hurry!!!” I yelled, I finally woke up, the System kept alerting me, otherwise we would have been dead.

  “Books? You have awoken your soul!” Old Han was amazed, a Qi Refining with a Nascent Soul soul! If he could control his soul he could crush anything under the Nascent Soul stage! It wasn't only Old Han who was thinking this, right now in their hearts they didn't give a shit about the Spirit King legacy, they needed to take him out of this place and take him in as a disciple! A Qi Refining stage with a Nascent Soul soul and a divine bloodline! Plus, his mind was split into two... That was the perfect disciple, this kid was simply a monster!

  Some books started to pop up from the token, without waiting I absorbed them with the System.

  Ding!

  Unlocked Profession: Array Master.

  Upgraded Profession: 1-Star Array Master.

  Upgraded Profession: 2-Stars Array Master.

  The few books’ knowledge flowed into my soul, I could see inside my soul everything a 2-Star Array Master should know. After eating the Divine Mind Peach, I could see inside me a second me, not only was my mind split into two, my soul was also split into two. Having the second soul brought me a second mind, it's like they were linked. It was a strange feeling, like I had another entity inside of me. Although the second soul was not as complete as the main one, I could clearly feel that it could do many amazing things.

  I didn't have time to explore the new changes in my body, time was running out. With Old Wang’s explanation and being a 2-Star Array, I was able to start operating the runes. I could manipulate the nine runes at one time while my second soul focused on finding the next change for the new rotation. Even with the power of my soul, without the second soul’s help, I wouldn't be able to do what I was doing now.

  Both souls were starting to get tired, I could feel my mind getting blurry, this process was too fast and too dangerous, one mistake and puff we are dead.

  Plop!

  I fell to the floor, finally the array was unlocked. We weren't going to die.

  An ancient voice suddenly laughed out of nowhere.

  “Congratulations. You have passed the 1st Trial. Unfortunately, there is no time to rest.”

  Chapter 46

  New Room

  A door appeared in one of the four walls, there was a long passage only wide enough for one person to pass. I was prepared to walk through it, I guessed it would take me to another room.

  “Hahaha, we succeeded, we are alive. Kid, you are my disciple now. I already gave you two precious gifts back there!” Old Ji was jumping with joy!

  “How can you be so shameless! With this kind of character, how can you raise a little kid,” said Old Lin with an indignant tone. “I gave him a divine bloodline, also I'm more familiar than any of you with bloodlines and beasts to raise his level!”

  It was clear now: their intentions were fully displayed. The five of them wanted me as their disciple. Honestly, that was pretty awesome to have a Nascent Soul cultivator as a backer. I will be almost untouchable, still...

  “Seniors...I'm really touched but I think we should exit this place alive. First of all, I'm a young boy and we almost died back there...”

  “Hahaha don't worry young boy. With us here, nothing can stop us, we will exit safely...”

  Fuck you! Who do you think you are fooling, we almost died if it wasn't for me!!! Honestly, these five old men were shameless and crazy, they had so many valuable items on them but they just shared with me so little! I was their benefactor. Raging, I walked through the dark passage only to find myself in a new room. The moment I went inside the passage closed.

  There was only one weapon in the room, a sabre. The sabre blade was red, it possessed an evil energy I could clearly feel it even though I was far away from it. I sat cross-legged in the room and waited for the ancient voice to talk about this room I was now in.

  After several hours of waiting and meditating, Old Han spoke through the token.

  “Kid, did you finish the test already?” Old Han mocked me.

  “Eh? What test?” I was confused. The old ancient voice didn't talk or explain anything to me.

  “Uh? Don't you have something in your room? I already solved what I had in my room. I don't expect you to be able to solve it without our help. You are a little kid after all.”

  “But the ancient voice didn't explain anything to me,” I replied.

  “Yeah... Well, we suspect this is the tombstone from the Insane Spirit King. He was a lazy and insane man. So, I guess there is no explanation at all... What do you have in your room?”

  “I have some kind of devil sabre.”

  “It's better to wait for Old Zhang... he understands more about weapons.”

  Four hours later, all the old men were done with their tests.

  “Old Zhang what do you think about the kid’s weapon test?” Old Ji asked.

  “Based on the description the kid had given of the weapon, that should be the Eternal Hell Sabre. The previous owner of the sword must have sealed it, otherwise the kid would have been possessed by the demon. It was said that 1,000 years ago the Eternal Hell Sabre was damaged and sealed yet it couldn't be destroyed. My guess is that since the weapon was meant to be destroyed, the test should be to destroy that devil weapon.”

  When Old Zhang finished explaining about the red sabre, the four other old men shut up.

  Strange, usually they always talk so much about how great and mighty they are...something is wrong.

  “Seniors, do you have any solution?”

  Old Ji’s heart ached, he didn't want the kid to die, he was the perfect disciple. “This 2nd trial is not a group room, which means that is not necessary for all the tests to be solved. As long as one passes his test he will be able to advance to the next trial. I have already passed the 2nd trial and I already have access to the third one. I don't have any way to help you with that weapon. If you don't pass the trial you will die... sorry kid.”

  It was now all clear to me, they had succeeded in their trials yet they didn't need me to solve mine to have access to the third one. In other words, their lives weren't in my hands. I wasn't worried since it was easy for me to destroy that devil sabre, as long as I hit it with my Soul Reaper Scythe I'm sure it will slowly get destroyed. I waited patiently to see how these old men would react.

  Old Ji already went to the 3rd trial, I didn't blame him, last time he had already given me so much stuff. Old Han, and Old Lin already went to their 3rd trial, they apologized for not being able to help me out, I could feel the regret in their voices. Old Wang told me there was only 20 hours left before the killing array got activated and I got killed, even for him it was impossible to deactivate that kind of array.

  Only Old Zhang was left.

  “I guess I have very bad luck today,” I said.

  “You do. Breaking a weapon is something that can only be overcome if you are stronger than the weapon. Even if some weapons are only mortal, profound or soul weapons, that doesn't mean their materials or durability are inferior to any superior weapon. You may have a profound weapon that couldn't be destroyed by a soul weapon, even if the soul weapon is stronger. This just means the one that crafted the weapon was a lousy blacksmith using superior materials. Even if I gave you my Slasher Sword, a peak soul weapon, it’s impossible for you to wield enough power to use it. Kid, even if you were as powerful as me, I can't destroy that weapon.”

  Well, I guess I was expecting too much from them. It's not as if they are omnipotent…

  Two things popped up from the token. I was surprised.

  Ding!

  Obtained Blacksmith Diary. Absorb it?

  Obtained Dissipating Star Flame. Do you wish to fuse with it?

  I was confused. I thought he was giving up on me and there was no chance at all?

  “Almost everything I know about blacksmithing is written there. I know you just awakened your soul, and your comprehension is good. I
'm sure in a few hours you will have the standard of a 1-Star Blacksmith. The other thing I gave you is a dissipating Star Flame. Blacksmithing and Alchemy have something in common, both at some level they wish to fuse things with flames. A Star Flame is the strongest rank a flame can reach. There are Earth, Heaven and Star flames. By fusing with a flame, the mastery from an alchemist and a blacksmith will improve and it will get easier to create pills or weapons. Unfortunately, the Star Flame is dissipating so it's almost impossible to fuse with it in that condition. I had tried a few years before and failed. A Star Flame can only be healed consuming other Star Flames. Unfortunately, Star flames are something legendary, if someone by some chance came across one it's impossible to come across two in their entire life. I know it's not much, but it's the only thing I can do for you. I can only wish you good luck. If by some miracle you can fuse the Star Flame with the knowledge of a 1-Star Blacksmith, it should be possible to melt down that weapon. Good luck kid!” Old Zhang sighed and went on to the 3rd Trial.

  My expression was one of disbelief... he casually just gave me a Star Flame? After his explanation, I understood what he gave me was something at the pinnacle of blacksmithing! Even if it was dissipating, it was clear that it was a supreme treasure. I could see the flame was dissipating but there were still many years before it was totally gone.

  Chapter 47

  Upgrading

  Unlocked Profession: Blacksmith

  Upgraded Profession: 1-Star Blacksmith

  Upgraded Profession: 2-Stars Blacksmith

  Upgraded Profession: 3-Stars Blacksmith

  Upgraded Profession: 4-Stars Blacksmith

  Woah that diary was magical, which level is Old Zhang at? The book is missing half of the pages...

  “System, is it safe to fuse with this Star Flame?”

  Replying to the host, it is safe, the Flame will fuse with the Soul, it will not harm your Corpse Body.

  It seems since the System gave me the option it also asked about the process. Since it’s safe why not! I need to get stronger at any cost. I couldn't drop this feeling, inside of me there was a constant feeling that wanted me to become stronger, to kill at any cost. With time the feeling was getting stronger—it was not something that I could suppress.

  ◆◆◆

  The five old men were sitting cross-legged, they were together in a big room.

  Old Han sighed, “We were wrong this time. This was a trap, we thought that it wasn’t a group trial, if the kid doesn't rush the process, we will die.”

  “Still that test was too hard even for us, destroy the Eternal Hell Sabre? That is something that only someone beyond the heavens can do. The sabre is not named Eternal for nothing,” Old Lin said, clearly, he was dissatisfied with the trial, it was beyond the capabilities of someone from the Seeking Continent.

  “There is nothing we can do, we are in a different space, the tokens will not work. We cannot make the kid rush, even if we could it would be pointless. Unless the kid succeeds we will be trapped here forever. Who knew the Insane Spirit King was such a bully, he totally deserved the name Insane. No one here predicted that the first five to pass the 2nd Trial would get trapped in this Time Array. The Time Array is linked to the last one to pass the trial, the kid again holds the key for us to live or die.” Old Wang was smiling.

  “Why are you smiling Old Wang?” Old Ji was confused, he was the one that feared death more than anyone. It was not understandable for him in the very face of the death to be smiling.

  “There is no word such as the word “regret” in this world. Perhaps we were wrong in not trying to help the child. We indeed helped him but it was only for our sake, maybe there was another way to solve that room, it’s just that that was the easy way for us to move on. The Cultivation world is a dark world, too many kills, too many deaths, in the end, our hearts didn't care that a kid could have died. It was something too normal for us.”

  “Old Wang is right, as a doctor I failed. We were born in the same generation. I still remember our younger times, we were always fighting for our family honour and face. Competing for everything that we did, that was until we grew up. Finally one day we found that the legacy that made us who we are today. If it wasn't for that legacy we would never had so many achievements, our lives changed after that.”

  “Yeah, us five were born in the Holy City, the biggest city in the entire continent. The five of us really struggled to survive in that kind of environment, hahaha. But we succeeded in the end. When the five of us united we managed to get a foothold, we finally created a power strong enough to threaten some Spirit Kings. The Arcane Legion was something to be proud of!” Old Lin moved close to a wall, he started to manipulate the Qi and execute some arts together with some materials he moved out from his space ring in his finger. After he was done a majestic throne could be seen, any king would be envious of it, below there was a platform with some letters engraved on it, 'Old Lin, 2nd Elder from the Arcane Legion.'

  Old Lin sat in the throne with his eyes closed, an imposing aura exploded from him fusing with the throne, looking at Old Lin was like looking into a dangerous and ferocious Sky Beast.

  “I will be going on ahead… on my own!” Old Lin kept his smile until the end.

  The four other old men trembled, they bowed to him. Their friend had died. The lifespan he had was now gone. They understood what Old Lin did in the end, he had set his legacy on that throne and all of his possessions were in his space ring. Cultivators kill each other to win resources, they lie, they assassinate, everything they do is to fight against time. Yet in the end, time always wins.

  “That year... Old Lin, helped us out, and had burned his own lifespan for us. Now because of it, he is going on ahead over the horizon. Why didn't he ask for it?” Old Ji clenched his fists.

  “He knew you had a pill to extend his lifespan but still he chose not to ask for it. So, you can use it for yourself. After all, you are the one that has the longer lifespan, Old Ji.” Old Zhang knew very well that Old Lin, that he had always considered them true brothers, he would have died for any of them.

  “This Time Array is too much! One hour from the outside equals 10 years inside! Our lifespan was reduced by 50 years already. This is bullshit!” Old Ji was yelling non-stop.

  ◆◆◆

  Ding!

  Dissipating Star Flame absorbed. Unlocked Death Star Flame.

  I still didn't know how to use this new flame. What I knew for sure was that the Death Core added something to that flame. I didn't really understand it, the moment the dissipating flame started to get in contact with my soul it got absorbed by the Death Core, several seconds later I could see a black flame going out from the Death Core fusing with my soul. The process lasted a few hours. Only ten hours were left until the end of the trial—I didn't have time to check if the Death Star Flame could help me with the melting process or not. Besides, there was no way I was going to lose a chance to upgrade my Soul Reaper Scythe. With one thought my Mortal Soul Reaper Scythe appeared before me. I looked to the sabre in front of me, an Eternal Hell bullshit!

  “Break to pieces.” I rushed and hit the sabre with my scythe.

  Clang!

  The sabre trembled, there seemed to be no damage at all on the sabre. I could feel my scythe trembling. Good sign, I guess the scythe wants to eat, ha-ha.

  Clang!

  Clang!

  Clang!

  Shit, no wonder they named it Eternal, I already hit it more than a thousand times. It took me three hours to make a tiny crack on the Eternal sabre. I need to keep hitting... only seven hours left.

  ◆◆◆

  The three old men were bowing to another old man who stood on the throne. The throne was made of weapons, swords, axes, sabres, lances, every weapon was crafted with the highest detail. Their blades would cut anyone who dared to approach. The old man stood on the throne surrounded by weapons, he had an imposing presence, his face showed a proud expression. If one were to approach they would notice there was no
t a breath left, the old man was dead and standing there. Below his feet, on a metal platform, a few words could be read, 'Old Zhang, 1st Elder from the Arcane Legion.'

  ◆◆◆

  Several more cracks appeared in the Eternal Hell Sabre, yet it didn't break. My hands were bleeding, the skin on my hands was already completely gone, the bones could be seen. I was forced to use the scythe in its second form, this way I could hit it even more times than having a scythe in each hand. Only one hour remained.

  Stupid weapon break already!

  I could feel a thread of death approaching me. The array was starting to activate.

  Hurry, hurry…

  The room started to get bright as the array was close to completing its charge to fully activate the death trap. I was hitting the sabre non-stop...

  Crack!

  Ding!

  Upgraded Mortal Soul Reaper Scythe to Profound Soul Reaper Scythe.

  Profound Soul Reaper Scythe (Sealed) (40/50): Absorb 50 Soul Weapons to unseal part of the power. Form 1: Scythe two-handed, Form 2: One small scythe in each hand. Power 1: Every 5 hits on the enemy absorb 2% lifespan. Power 2: Devourer, consumes the enemy weapon slowly until it gets absorbed.

  Killed Hell Spirit King Soul. + 200.000 XP.

  Death Points +3000.

  Death Core +1.

  Chapter 48

  A good-looking young man soul

  Old Ji stood clenching his fists, “It was all a trap, from the very first moment that kid stepped in here. Damn you, Insane Spirit King!!!” he roared while looking at his two dead friends. Old Han was sitting cross-legged surrounded by a bamboo garden. He was smiling peacefully, as a Divine Doctor he had faced death many times. In his line of work he was always fighting against it, helping others face their death, yet this time he couldn't even solve his own death. Nevertheless, he went on with a proud spirit, he hadn't earned his Divine Doctor title doing nothing. It was said that he had healed over ten million people during his life. A rock could be found near him with some words engraved on it, 'Old Han, 5th Elder from the Arcane Legion.'