[Lont Town]
A white streak of light flashed as a male silhouette suddenly appeared in the middle of the street, covering the whole area with an aura of holiness. His golden robe was sweeping on the floor, and a bright smile was seen on his face.
"I feel more like a King now, haha... Is this how Cultivators feel after gracefully breaking through Realms?"
Malik had just broken through the Body Refinement Realm and stepped into the Arterial Circulation Realm. Malik had tempered his body very well in the Body Refinement Realm—both his outer body and his bones. He cultivated hard under the surging lightning and also renewed his bones and veins, gaining the Flame Frost Body. As a Cultivator, he had gained a solid foundation, and now that he had stepped into the Arterial Circulation Realm, he wondered what this realm really meant.
"If the Body Refinement Realm means tampering and refining your body, then what does the Arterial Circulation Realm mean?"
"Arterial... Arterial... What's 'arterial' in the human body?" Malik mused, scratching his head. If one saw him now, one would mistake him for a madman.
"I think an artery is a blood vessel, right? That pumps blood or carries blood away from the heart... Linking it to cultivation, isn't that supposed to be the..."
"Yes... The flowing of Qi from the core to all the body, circulating the spiritual energy into the body system to reinforce it..."
> [You've gained Enlightenment..]
[You've broken through to the Second Stage of the Arterial Circulation Realm]
Malik's eyes shone brightly. "I broke through... just like that? All my years of reading Chinese novels didn't go in vain then... Haha!" Malik laughed out loudly.
Luckily, the area he was in was an abandoned part of Lont Town. The majority of the players were focused on the Beginning Tower, so no player had spotted him yet. Malik wasn't even worried if he was spotted or not.
> [You've been awarded the Title 'RealmCrosser']
[You've been awarded the Title 'Ancestor']
[You've earned 600,000 Prestige Points. The title 'RealmCrosser' has been automatically equipped]
[Insufficient Prestige Points. Can't equip the title 'Ancestor']
Before Malik could even process this information, he heard another system notification.
> [You've earned 30,000 gold coins. You've earned 5 levels]
[Levels will be converted to CP]
[You've earned 25,000,000 CP]
[You've broken through ×2]
[Congratulations on stepping into the Fourth Stage of the Arterial Circulation Realm]
At this point, Malik could feel the spiritual energy flowing from inside of him, reinforcing his entire body. He didn't need to direct any spiritual energy as he always did before—now, it flowed all around his body on its own.
"I'm feeling more excited... I can't wait to check my stats..."
Malik's eyes shone with brightness as he pulled up his stats page.
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[Stats]
Name — CrimsonFlame
Profession — Cultivator
Realm — Arterial Circulation
Stage — 4
Health Points — 120,000
Spiritual Energy — 150,000
Cultivation Points — 1,000,000/15,000,000
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[Attributes]
Strength — 700
Agility — 650
Endurance — 800
Intelligence — 960
Physique — Primordial Chaos Physique
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[Skills]
[Infinite Chaos Scripture — S Grade]
Absorb Qi from the surroundings in both combat and non-combat states. Amount depends on environmental chaos (10+/sec).
Passive → Gain cultivation points from each monster slain, scaling with grade, species, and age.
[Eyes of Dragon — S Grade]
Description — Eyes that see through illusions, humans, hidden phenomena, and disguised entities below the Legendary Realm. (Passive)
Effect — When activated, causes fear to grip enemies, suppressing their overall prowess by 50% for 1 minute.
Cooldown — 20 minutes. (Active)
[Necro Slash — B Grade]
A technique of the ancient Knights of Lont.
Effect → Deals 300% attack damage to a single enemy and reduces their movement speed by 10% for 3 seconds.
Cooldown — 15 seconds
[King of Nurturers — Rare]
The Will of the Nurturer Queen seeks a king to reign supreme. The will has chosen you. Fail, and be cursed and hunted by every Nurturer in existence.
Effects →
Poison Resistance +50
Instills fear in all Nurturers
+40% All Stats for 5 minutes (Cooldown: 6 hours)
Passive → Spiritual Energy +200% when the Will is triggered
[Black Lightning Art — A Grade]
Raw energy refined from your Primordial Chaos Physique.
Effect 1 → Call down lightning in a 100x100 radius for 5 seconds. Enemies are suppressed for 2 seconds.
Cooldown — 20 minutes
Effect 2 → Consume 500 SE to stab with your finger.
50% chance to penetrate same-realm armor, 100% chance at lower-realm targets
Stuns for 3 seconds
Passive Chance → 50% chance to trigger on any attack
Additional Effects → Be the Master of your Creation.
[Mark of the Devourer — Rare]
Effect: Drain life force from monsters after being killed, which in turn increases the Health and Spiritual Energy of the user.
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[Title]
[RealmCrosser — Equipped]
Description — An entity that left his own Realm to create havoc in the Realm of another. Is he a friend or a foe?
Effects — Instills fear in the heart of the Natives, suppressing their movement speed by 10%, depending on the will of the Native.
[Ancestor — Unable to Equip]
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[Talent — Locked]
[Do you wish to unlock talent?]
"Yes, please..." Malik replied excitedly when he noticed a name in his friend list. He had noticed the name before but still decided to ignore it when he heard the system notification.
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[Sovereign Summoner] — SSS Rank Talent
Description:
The mark of a summoner who bends entire planes to his will. CrimsonFlame has been acknowledged by the ancient forces and given access to summon beings across dimensions — not as servants, but as soldiers in his dominion.
Call of the Sovereign (Active):
Summon a powerful creature that reflects Malik's current emotions and needs. The summon lasts until defeated or dismissed. 24-hour cooldown.
Chain of Will (Passive):
Allows Malik to dominate weakened enemies (under 20% HP) and bind them into forced servitude. Max 3 bound creatures at a time.
Pactmaster (Passive):
Can form contracts with sentient beasts without blood sacrifice. Stored in a mystical book only visible to Malik.
Sovereign's Legion (Ultimate):
Once a week, Malik opens a rift to his inner domain, summoning all contracted/bound creatures for 3 minutes. They fight beside him as a coordinated army.
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"Overpowered..." Malik cried out as if reading a Chinese novel and learning more about the character...
"Seems like coming to the Northern Region is really a good idea. Never in my life would I think I'd be so OP..." Malik nearly cried out.
"I've got so many control effects, cultivation arts, an eye that sees through illusion, summoning skills, and even a title that has a great control effect skill. I don't even need to fight to kill Tier 1 or Tier 2 players. At this stage, only Tier 3 players and monsters will be a headache to me. I still need to get stronger..."
"My enemies aren't relaxing either... With the expansion of the Western Region, there'll be new opportunities there too... I must dominate this Region before going back to my Region... I can't wait to see what my future will look like." Malik laughed out loudly when he noticed a fading name in his interface.
"Luna... Why is her name fading?" Malik asked as he clicked on his friend list. "Level 34... She was level 37 some moments ago..." Malik arched his brow as he stared at the name, which had just faded.
"Tch... I don't have time for bitch."