“Our families were destroyed by only two men of the scorched. I lost everyone that I cared for in just that short period of time.” Hertic’s expression turned serious as he glared at the struggling Zilan. “Two thousand people died at the hands of your Ancestors.” He then started laughing as he slowly pulled up his sleeves, revealing scales trailing …

“F..Father..?…you…” Zilan’s eyes instantly turned red with fury and just like a cornered beast with no care for his own well being, he desperately lunged towards Hertic. Bashing his head as well as pushing his entire body weight against the steel bars. He then fit his slender arm through one of the gaps, as he tried to reach for the …

Before Zilan could react, Jibral suddenly released his aura which came crashing down on him knocking him out instantly. ……………….. A week later. Zilan slowly opened his eyes, only to be welcomed by the bright green light coming from an unfamiliar ceiling. Surprised, he quickly jumped to his feet as he examined his surroundings which comprised of only two beds …

So many things had happened in such a short amount of time, causing a chain reaction that would shape Zilan’s near future. First of, was the Universe’s energy strengthening both his mind and body which then led to two marks of tribulation being shed off from his wrist. This then caused the blue ball of liquid floating in Zilan’s sea …

Zilan quickly went through the motions of absorbing the Universe’s energy held inside the ginseng. He put all his concentration in drawing the three cross formation before slowly sitting in the middle and just like he did with the cores, Zilan placed the ginseng in front of him and thoroughly massaged it. This time though, it only took a single …

Zilan didn’t understand why this old man was asking for his master. “Might as well tell him the truth” joked Zilan. “I do not have a master, I was just fortunate enough that my father introduced me to a person who then passed onto me some skills that even a cripple could handle.” The old man could sense that Zilan’s …

A week had now gone by since Flesc’s death. Tired of staying in the inn room drowning himself in thoughts, Zilan decided to go for a short stroll around the city. He breathed in the somewhat dry air with a light smile hanging on his face. “Once I’m done buying the spirit herbs, I’ll go pay a visit to Uncle. …

“This is the second level? What a mysterious place.” One instant he was in a hall filled with paintings, then he spent some time in an all white realm and now here he was in a beautiful peaceful forest that seemed all too real. “You see, Hihi didn’t lie to you!” Still caught up in admiring this fantastical place, Zilan …

Apart from the unexpected outburst from Jeza that left Zilan utterly at a loss for words, the day was otherwise peaceful and for the first time in a long time, nightmares did not torment him. He woke up early the next day, quickly washed up, neatly combed his hair and then leisurely dressed up in clean orphan blue robes as …

Zilan didn’t know how to handle his new found abilities but thankfully for whatever questions that were going through his mind, answers were swiftly provided. “The gift of love will show greater results when used on existences that are weaker than you. Your abilities will only be fully activated once you’ve opened the second scorched gate!….” Answers, some of which …