Finally, the fateful day had co. Montra had promised his guildmates that on this day, the world of Monster Soul would be changed forever. He also told the people in the association to pay attention to this mont, because it would represent the future Wulin Masters Association that he planned to create.
The Heavenly Dragon Guilds great square was capable of holding half a million people. Usually, this place was used for sparring matches or assembling mbers to announce important news.
Three hundred thousand mbers were currently standing there, awaiting their leaders arrival. It could be said that this was the greatest assembly since the founding of the guild.
After a short while, Montra appeared on the stage in front of them. He looked down at the large number of mbers who would act according to his commands.
Have you all followed the instructions I issued? Montra asked this without raising his voice, yet everyone could miraculously hear his question.
Naturally, it wasnt like everyone would directly answer his question one by one. Montra had split his guildmates into two main groups. One was the gar group while the other consisted of the people related to the Wulin Masters Association.
The representatives of each groupTrick Master and Paiyuanstepped forward.
Trick Master was the first to report. We have done as instructed, sir. Everyone has trained themselves to their limits. Every single one of us is now at Level 1,000 Marquis Rank.
Paiyuan followed, We are the sa. My team has defeated several small bandit groups with bounties on their heads and focused on increasing our levels as instructed. Every single one of us is now at Level 1,000 Marquis Rank.
To be honest, Paiyuan didnt understand Montras objective. With their numbers and their martial strength, they could trample on anyone and everyone. However, Montra simply ordered them to grind as much as they could and hunt down small groups of bandits throughout the Main Continent. The only ti they were mobilized was when Montra was rushing to find Zero and ordered everyone in the guild to search for him.
Montra nodded. Good. Youre all still wearing the Cloudy Baby Dragon Rings, right?
Everybody raised their arms, showing the white ringsthe S-grade item that was distributed among them for freeon their fingers.
I told everyone that there will be a day when you have to die due to this ring. Rember?
Every mber nodded. They clearly rembered the ti when they were given the rings. Montra revealed to everybody that the ring had a restriction in that, while they level faster, they will peak at Marquis Rank and wont be able to reach the next rank. He also told them that they had to die at least once after they reached Marquis Rank. Regardless, it was a negligible price to pay in order for them to reach Marquis Rankthe rank that only a few players, mainly powerhouses like Lone Wolf, Zero, and Montra, had reached at that ti.
At first, everybody intended to remove the ring as soon as they had reached Level 1 Marquis Rank. However, Montra ordered them to continue grinding their levels. He told them he would be the one who decided when they removed the rings.
Soon, I will do sothing. Everyone will die and your level will fall to Level 990 Marquis Rank. However, trust that dying at this ti is the best timing.
There was so gossiping, though there was no commotion since they had already predicted this day would co eventually. Removing the ring would open up the chance for them to reach Lord Rank in the future. It was an inevitable action to take.
Since there was no objection, Montra took three particular gems out in front of him. Each of the gems shone ever so beautifully. Their beauty easily captivated everyones gazes.
Cloudy Pearl, Crown Ruby, Sky Erald, Montra said, Its ti.
The Cloudy Pearls appearance had changed from its original shape. There was a gold ring attached to it. No, rather than calling a ring, it was more accurate to call it a bracelet due to its size. It was an abnormally giant ring the size of a bracelet. Its na was the Cloudy Mother Dragon Ring, with the ability Link.
The other gem next to it was the Crown Rubya red jewel that used to be embedded on the forehead of a certain Lord Rank monster living in Skull Mountain Pass. With its conceptual ability, Expansion, Asura could summon an endless skeleton army, bringing chaos to everyone living near the mountain pass.
Montra had to waste a ton of resources before he could subdue Asura and seize the gem from it, successfully putting an end to the legend of The Mountain Pass of No Return.
Afterward, he heard rumors that the place had been turned into a bandits hideout before sothing strange happened, leaving the place even more deserted than before Montra took the gem.
The last one was the Sky Eraldthe one he considered the most powerful Gem of Catastrophe with the conceptual ability of Awakening. He got it from defeating the Golden-Eyed Great Eagle at the top of the Sky-Breaking Canyon, the territory of several bird monsters. For the record, most monsters living in this place are capable of flight, making it difficult for players to cope with them.
Montra had to get serious without allowing it to awaken its full potential using the gem. His thod might seem cowardly. However, there would be no way for him to win against it if he let it beco an Emperor Rank monster.
Together, three hundred thousand players dispersed as light at the sa ti. Montra seized the mont right before they disappeared to activate the Sky Erald. The three gems flashed intensely.
The Sky Erald pulled out the power from the two remaining gems to the last bit of their energy. Normally, Montra would obtain 1% of the experience points that they had accumulated since they wore the rings. However, the experience points were increased thanks to the Expansion ability of the Crown Ruby.
Sadly, that would still be far from enough.
For anyone to reach Level 1,000 Emperor Rank, years of grinding would probably be required. However, Montra intended to accomplish it in a day.
Gaining an insane amount of experience points might be impossible if he worked alone. However, with three hundred thousand players working together, even the impossible could beco possible. Montra used the two gemsCloudy Pearl and Crown Rubyto acquire a monstrous amount of experience points before activating the Sky Erald to elevate them to another level.
Crack!
The first two gems broke into pieces. It was as Montra had expected. The Sky Eralds ability was too powerful. True, it could squeeze the full potential from any object. However, it was only temporary. After the forceful extraction, the object would be broken beyond repair.
The consequence of him using it on Nixroth, the Left Arm of the Sealed One, was that his left arm only maintained its ultimate form for fifteen minutes before permanently breaking. Its ability that granted him slots for ignoring cooldown and strengthening the performance was also lost. At the sa ti, all three of its item skillsFangs of Nixroth, Arrow of Nixroth, and Night of Nixroththat he wouldve gotten after it reached its final form beca unusable.
Even a powerful item made by the Creator himself still broke after Awakening was used on it. Therefore, Montra naturally didnt dare to use the Sky Erald on his signature weapon.
However, these gems were different. They werent necessary for mankind. He didnt mind abandoning them if he had to.
An absurd amount of experience points poured into Montras body. At long last, the impossible had finally beco reality. Inspecting his system window, Montra found that all of the criteria for eting the Goddess had been t.
You have reached Level 1,000 Emperor Rank. You have obtained the right to perform another Dragon Ritual. Please find more details in the Dragons Record.
As the first player to reach Level 1,000 Emperor Rank, you have obtained the title The First Emperor. It bestows you with an additional 50,000,000 maximum health points, qi points, magic points, and psychic points.
The Dragons Record could be found and read in the Sacred Temple in the Dragon Kingdom. Nevertheless, Montra didnt care about it in the slightest at this mont. He swiftly teleported himself to his private room and entered his hidden chamber.
In front of him was the Realm-Crossing Gatethe miraculous invention that he had poured a lot of resources into. He had first obtained a blueprint for it from Orpheus, spent two years building it, and then even more ti than that searching for the gems. It had taken him a while to get to this point. The day when he got to use it had finally arrived. It might break after his journey, but every drop of sweat that went into creating it would be worth just this one use.
Montra examined the remaining gems. He only had four of them left. A lot of them had been lost over the course of his master plan, and he knew he would lose more of them soon. That was why he originally planned to collect all eleven of them.
Montra placed the Illusion Sapphire, the Universes Eyes Amber, and the Hell Jade on the control panel. He inputted so commands and the dinsional portal soon erged on the other side of the gate. Undoubtedly, the destination behind the portal was the Land of the Goddess, the place that was, until now, unreachable by any player.
Still, the size of the portal was incredibly small. Only a finger would be able to pass through it. Montra was aware that this was the most that the gems could do. He had tried to open it before and the result was the sa. It ant that place had so kind of strong protection.
Nevertheless, Montra had gone too far to turn back. He declared, Sky Erald, Awaken!
The Sky Erald shone a bright light, which the other three gems absorbed. The size of the portal soon enlarged, along with faint cracking sounds from the gems.
Montra hurriedly jumped into the portal while using his magic power to pull the Illusion Sapphire and the Universes Eyes Amber into his hand, leaving the Hell Jade behind.
The portal soon closed. Montra quickly inspected the gems in his hands.
Except for the flawless Sky Erald, the two other gems had lost their light and were cracked all over. Montra had to press his hands on them to prevent them from breaking apart.
As I thought. It would have been better to collect all of them. Im not sure if I can accomplish the quest at this rate.
The place where Montra was standing on right now was a beautiful, serene adow. The green scenery seed to spread to the end of the world as there was nothing but a skyline to be seen. In the center of the adow, there was a peaceful small house and two peoplea polite-looking man and a refined womansitting at a tea table next to the house.
The woman must be the Goddess who no one had ever t. The Goddess of Mankind who was kind to every human in Monster Soul.
Please sit down, Mister Montra, The man welcod him.
Montra approached the woman and handed her two of his gems as he said, Humanity.
The quest had one last trap spoken of only in a myth where, upon her first appearance before a human, the Goddess would listen to only the first word that the human spoke. Montra would fail the quest if he was careless and talked about other things.
The woman received the two gems and smiled at Montra. Soon, the gems broke into pieces.
Montra hurriedly explained, I have successfully delivered them to you. Im not responsible for anything that happens afterward.
You are correct. Thank you for delivering them to . The Goddess nodded and turned to the man on the table. Joshua.
Montra followed her gaze. You are Joshua, Ramiels Master, right?
My title is actually the Ga Master, said Joshua. Altia, Ramiel, and Sebastian call Master though. Im the sole Ga Master of Monster Soul, in charge of several roles. The important one is the Sealed One.
I take it that you are also a mber of the Wulin Masters Association, correct?
You can say that. By the way, do you want to talk about the quest reward or the association first? You are a stubborn person, smart but inflexible. You believe in your decision and are uncompromising about it. If I dont explain, you wont understand your current situation and the importance of your life. Otherwise, you wouldnt sacrifice your life for sothing as trivial as the Wulin Masters Association while you can achieve much more.
The Wulin Masters Association is the entirety of my life. Its future, be it bright or dark, is directly tied to . Nothing in my life is more important than it, Montra refuted.
Were going to talk about this first, then. Joshua turned to the Goddess. Cynthia, excuse us. Can you make so tea for us?
Sure.
Montra sat down and silently looked at the warm tea being poured into his cup. He didnt touch it, however. anwhile, Joshua slowly sipped his own, seemingly intending to make Montra wait.
Joshua started explaining. The Elders mistake was appointing you to be the Wulin Lord successor when you were eleven. That was too soon. As an eleven-year-old kid, you were supposed to live in your imagination, have your own dreams, spend ti doing silly things, and search for what you love to do. Instead, given such a heavy responsibility, you started pushing yourself to your limits. You obtained a degree in dical science at sixteen. Aside from that, you also studied in several fields. Although you dont have degrees for those fields due to not taking the exams, your knowledge is no less than those who have graduated.
Joshua seed to know him too well. Still, Montra didnt care.
Dont get wrong. Im not special. In this era, we can study more efficiently using a brain scanner to dive into a virtual world with a different flow of ti. Anyone can do the sa if they try. I learned that knowledge only for the sake of administering the association in the future, Montra explained, What are you really trying to say?
What I want to say is... you are capable of much more. On the other hand, the Wulin Masters Association has to stay in the darkness. Your desire to make it public is a futile attempt.
I will show that its possible. The association has both manpower and skills. The fact that we are an underground organization only hinders our movents. There exist tons of helpless people out there in the world. We can grant them a chance to lead a proper life by teaching them martial skills and profound ethics. Then, they will beco our manpower to help others.
Unfortunately, the Wulin Masters Association isnt the kind of a charity organization that you hope it can be. As an organization, its first priority is surviving. What you intend to do will make the association an easy target. This is the actual reason why the Elders changed their minds about you. You are a clever person. I will point out why they want you to lose.
Continue, Montra flatly replied.
I have to start during the ti of the last Wulin Lord, the Demon God, who completely banned the Hells Gate Islands business and put an end to all of their activities, as well as any others outside of Kimon who did the sa. At first, everyone, excluding Kimon, agreed with his decision. However, as the years passed, they all discovered that the decision was a serious mistake.
Montra was clueless about how this story related to him. Mistake? How?
Mister Montra, what thod do you think the association relied on in the past in order to stay in the shadows? What had to be done to prevent secrets from getting out?
Montra was an intelligent man. Given the clues, he could co up with an answer right away. Assassination. The dead cant talk. Its the best way to ensure that a secret will remain a secret.
Thats correct. Without Kimon and with killing activities being banned, secrets were gradually leaked. In the end, due to the last Wulin Lords kind heart and soft personality, the enemy was born. They are soone who wants to exploit and take advantage of profound arts. Regrettably, before we beca aware of their existence, they had already grown too strong to the point where we are no longer capable of taking them down.
With that lesson, the Elders tried to pick a ruthless person with great leadership ability as the next Wulin Lordsoone who doesnt mind using dirty tricks so long as they defeat their target. The first candidate was Pumin, the Sword Prodigy. However, he disappeared. The next candidate was Hu Xian, the Tiger God, but he refused to take the position as he said he had sothing more important to do.
Both of them were incredibly famous people of the underground world, yet there had been no clues about their whereabouts for a very long ti, leaving their nas as legendary figures of the martial world.
You are their third choice. You are the son of one of the four Island Masters. In addition, you are the son of the Elder Sanon and also the main disciple of the Sky Dragon Dojo. It could be said that your social status is special.
Im not special.
Montras eyes were expressionless. He was a normal person, yet people tried to say he was special most of the ti. Still, that word was nothing but a lie.
Exactly as Joshua had said, he was the main disciple of the Sky Dragon Dojo. However, Sanon chose to impart his personal profound art, Six Moon-Grabbing-Claws, to his friend rather than him. Similarly, even though he was the son of Heavens Heiress, the one who got to inherit her dark art was another person.
In the end, the only arts he learned from his father were the arts that were taught to all of the dojos disciples regardless of talent, Coiling Dragon Steps and Sky-Rending Dragon Fist. At the sa ti, the only thing his mother gave him was the pain he felt in his heart each ti he thought of her.
This world was unfair to him, so he would change it. He would change the association into an organization that was fair to everyone. He would cancel the inheritance system. There would be no dojos, no exclusive profound arts, and no discrimination. Everything would be free to access by anyone and everyone.
It would be an ideal association where everyone was special, and nobody was special.
Joshua continued, Completely denying Kimon is your decision that the Three Elders dont agree with.
Why?
Joshua showed a mild smile. Obviously, its because of the original goal that the Hells Gate Islands were created for. Kimons main duty is eliminating any threats to the association by any ans necessary. Your mistake is that you dont know that the association is currently in a grave state. This is why the Elders ignored the last Wulin Lords wish and seeked Kimons cooperation. Your declaration about wanting to eliminate Kimon conflicts with their goal. They want you to exploit your relationship with Heavens Heiress to reconnect to Kimon. Or, at the very least, trick Kimon to clash against the associations enemy and make them both suffer.
Montra gave the explanation so thought. The points that Joshua raised were things that he had never considered. Exactly as Joshua had said at the very start, although Montra was smart, he was like a spear. As he thrust forward, only his target mattered. He would overlook other things around him.
Joshua added, You underestimate the Three Elders cunning side far too much. Even if you win the war, they still have a thod to make you lose. Its a thod that you have never considered.
What thod? Usually, Montra would like to co up with an answer by himself. However, listening to Joshua, he couldnt help but be curious.
The condition required for becoming the Wulin Lord and the nas of the Wulin Lord candidates are all verbal. There is no physical evidence. So, even if you win the war, they can just disappear and people will have no way to confirm that youre qualified to beco the Wulin Lord. When that ti cos, there will be only your and Silas claims that conflict against each other. After that, what do you think will happen if Sila shows the three profound arts of the Three Elders that belong exclusively to them?
Joshua continued. Humans are creatures that tend to avoid hardships. The people of the association will believe in what they see and choose the side that will be safer for them. They will side with Sila, who the Three Elders clearly favor. With this thod, he will beco the Wulin Lord even if he fails to accomplish the mission.
Montra showed a stiff expression. I was destined to be the loser from the very beginning...
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