Chapter 1: Chapter 1: The Orphan - Xin
The year 2023, Earth.
"Shot!..."
"Shot!..."
"Shot!..."
Successive gunshots rang out in an abandoned building in the city.
"Agh!..."
Right now, inside the abandoned warehouse, you can see two men wearing black clothes with black hats. One of the men was holding a gun that had previously been used to shoot a teenage boy who was right in front of him at this moment.
"W-why...We never knew each other...W-why do you want to kill me?"
The man who was shot said with difficulty. Currently, the man is struggling to hold his left chest since the location of the shot occurred right in that part of his body. The man also kept trying to maintain his body to stand even though it could be seen on his face that it was tough.
"As a witness who saw the previous transaction, do you think we will let you go?"
A cold and emotionless voice immediately escaped from the man holding the gun. Her eyes glanced at the man in front of her with a look that didn't have the slightest mercy. It can be seen that the man has done this action many times.
"..."
The man was rendered speechless by the man's words.
"Blame yourself for getting involved with us. Hmmm! die!"
"Shot!..."
"Shot!..."
"Shot!..."
The man without wasting much time immediately fired back blindly at the teenage boy in front of him. All the bullets fired by the man entered properly the heart, heart, and head of the teenage boy.
"Check"
"OK brother"
One of his friends who was with him immediately followed the orders given. Without wasting much time, the man immediately rushed toward the teenage boy's body and checked his pulse.
"Die"
Listening to the report given, the man immediately put the gun he used into the gap of the clothes he was wearing and said, "Throw it in the sea. Add ballast so that no one finds his body. Let his body be eaten by sharks in the sea"
"As expected by, Big Brother"
The man immediately carried out the order given. The man immediately looked for a rope in the warehouse and also an iron ballast then began to be tied to the man's body. After the man's body had been fully tied together with the iron, the man immediately lifted his body and brought it to the edge of the harbor to be thrown into the ocean.
"Water Splash!..."
The man's body was immediately made by the man into the ocean right in front of him and slowly began to sink to the bottom of the ocean.
"Let's go"
"Good"
The two men immediately got into a car that looked like it was an old car from 1950 to 1960 and started rushing away from the scene so the local police would not find out.
"Is this the end of me?..."
There are rumors that every human has died. They can still think and also feel the situation that is happening around them.
"Die killed by two unknown people then thrown into the bottom of the dark ocean? It's tragic my life..."
The thoughts of the teenage boy who had just been killed appeared to be very sad.
"Forget it...No one will know about my death either. No parents, no cousins, no siblings, not even friends... What a tragic life this is..."
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Zen land.
At the east end of the Imperium Kingdom, there is a small village called Axile Village. Axile Village is a village located in the Province of Simeria which is close to one of the cities belonging to the Imperium Kingdom, Lacross City.
In the forest located close to Axile Village, a boy around the age of five to six appeared who was currently up in a tree. The boy had the appearance of black hair with fair skin. He has very beautiful blue eyes. The boy is currently seen hiding in the leaves of the tree while holding a bow that looks like arrows ready to attack a deer that is about 100 meters from his current position.
"Shot!..."
The boy firmly pulled the arrow from the bow and immediately felt that he was ready to release the arrow, the boy immediately released the arrow which was currently shooting at high speed towards the deer that was the target of his hunt.
"Shot!..."
"Agh!..."
"Succeed!"
A lively voice immediately sounded from the boy as soon as he saw the arrow released by him managed to hit the deer right in the neck. The deer screamed in pain and soon fell as the arrow hit its body.
Seeing that his prey had died, without waiting for a long time, the boy immediately descended from the top of the tree he was occupying and walked closer to the ravage he had managed to hunt down.
"Good catch, I can get a good result. Before that, let's separate the parts for ourselves and the parts for sale."
The boy quickly went to get a bag that he had previously hidden and then immediately returned to the position of the deer's location. The boy quickly pulled the deer he had hunted towards a river that was not too far from the location where he was hunting.
It didn't take long for him to arrive at the river and immediately he began preparing all his needs to dissect all parts of the deer.
Every part of the body of the deer except the internal parts such as the organs has no value at all. Antlers hides and meat all have value, especially horns and skins which have a fairly high value for sale.
The kid quickly took out a cloth and immediately stretched it on the spot and all his other equipment. It can be seen that this action that was done by him was not one or two times done by him. He looks so good at doing it as if it has become a habit every day.
The boy then began to dissect the body of the deer he had been hunting with great care. The first thing he dissected was his skin. It took the boy about ten minutes to dissect the whole skin, he did it carefully so as not to damage the skin. After successfully dissecting the skin, the boy immediately cleaned the deerskin in the river and then immediately stored it in the prepared place.
The child then proceeded to dissect the head to take the deer's antlers. Compared to dissecting deer skin, dissecting antlers requires a very fast time. The boy just cut off the bottom of the horn and then put it away.
The child continued by starting to differentiate the meat that the deer had.
"Burgling..."
Right at the same time, suddenly heard the sound of footsteps walking toward the location of the child. The boy immediately stopped what he was doing and found a boy his age at the same location as him.
The boy had the appearance of black hair with healthy wheat-colored skin. He appears to have blue eyes. The clothes that the boy was wearing seemed to have quite a lot of additions.
"What's your catch today, Xin?"
The child who came immediately started the conversation with great interest looking at the prey that the child named Xin had just obtained.
"I was lucky to find him." The child called Xin nodded and said, "Back from the top of the mountain?"
"Well," The boy nodded and continued, "Do you want me to help you? Looks like you're going to have a hard time with all the stuff you're carrying right now."
"You can go back first" Xin shook his head "Everything will be taken care of by me alone"
"...Okay" The boy didn't force his hand out.
"Oh, yes, Tang Yu, can I ask you a favor?"
"Help?" The boy named Tang Yu turned around, he immediately heard Xin's words then he turned back, "Aren't you not willing to be helped by me?"
"None of this business but convey my message to Uncle Tang"
"To Dad?"
"I would like to request to have anklets and wristbands remade"
"You still have it today and it looks very good to use. Why did you ask for another one?" Tang Yu frowned in confusion as he looked at the wrist of Xin who currently appeared to be wearing a wristband made of solidified iron.
"This bracelet does not affect my training anymore" Xin replied, "I need to get heavier than this. About 10 kilograms for each bracelet"
"Are you sure?" Tang Yu's expression immediately changed upon hearing this.
"Well," Xin nodded, "Could you tell Uncle Tang about this request of mine? I will come to your house after selling this game to Uncle Douce"
"...Fine, I'll pass it on"
"Thank You"
Xin nodded then immediately continued his work of dissecting the venison. Tang Yu, who saw that Xin was not interested in talking to him, immediately turned around and left Xin at that location.
"Is he not the same figure as me?" The moment Tang Yu turned around, a thought that had always been in his mind surfaced again, "His personality is very different compared to his age...Or...Is it because the situation forced him?"
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Axile Village.
Axile Village was a small village located near the border between the Imperium Empire and the Zen Kingdom. The majority of residents living in this village have jobs as farmers or breeders. There are also several other professions such as forgers, tenderers, traders, and the majority of other workers. Tang Yu was seen walking down the street from Axile Village at a constant speed moving towards his house which was located some distance from the center of the village.
Tang Yu's home was located at the inner end of Axile Village adjacent to Xin's house. It didn't take long for Tang Yu to arrive in front of his house that looked like it was built using wood, rather than calling it a house, it was more like an iron forge.
Tang Yu quickly opened the door of the house and looked inside, he didn't find his father there. It's just that it has become commonplace for him. Tang Yu knew that his father was currently still in the bedroom sleeping.
Without wasting much time, Tang Yu quickly moved towards the stove that currently had a pot on it. Tang Yu immediately opened the lid of the pot and saw money rising straight up. Inside the pot was several porridges that was ready to be eaten.
Seeing that breakfast was ready, Tang Yu then went to get cutlery for himself and his father then put some porridge into the container.
Tang Yu took him straight to the dining table in the room and then walked towards the entrance of his father's room, "Dad, breakfast is ready!"
Tang Yu's voice instantly woke up the figure sleeping in the room. The figure immediately rose from his bed with a look in his eyes that looked a little unconscious. Slowly the figure got up and straight out of the room.
The man's gaze immediately glanced at Tang Yu who was in front of him then glanced to the side to find breakfast already in the diner.
It seems that the appearance of the adult man is not well maintained. He wore clothes that were untidy and had many patches. A mustache that has never been shaved, plus hair that is greasy as if it hasn't been showered in a few days. There was also a slightly strong smell which was mixed with the smell of wine which could tell that the man was drunk last night.
"Yawn~"
The man yawned and then immediately sat down on the available seat followed by Tang Yu.
"Father"
"Hah?"
The man Tang Yu called Father's gaze immediately became serious the moment Tang Yu addressed him as if he didn't like being called or spoken to at this time.
"Xin asked me to tell you to make another bracelet similar to the one made before"
The man then frowned and said, "Isn't the bracelet from before still looking good to wear? Did something happen to him this morning?"
"No." Tang Yu shook his head and said, "He said that the bracelet had no effect on him at all and asked for a heavier one to be made."
The man's gaze then became serious upon hearing this.
"D-Father..." Tang Yu who felt the gaze his father was giving him immediately became nervous.
"How much does he want?" The man immediately resumed the conversation.
"Ten kilograms. He will come later, probably not long from now."
"...Good"
The man only nodded but inside his mind, the man couldn't calm down, "Who exactly is this kid? The origin of the child could not even be known until now. How could that kid increase his strength so quickly? Could that be his talent?"
"Xiao Yu" The man suddenly called Tang Yu quietly, "Who do you think will win if you and Xiao Xin fight?"
"Uh?" Tang Yu, who received this question, immediately became confused. This was the first time his father asked him this kind of question, "This..."
"Just answer!" The man's orders seriously.
"...I'm not sure" Tang Yu shook his head, "Xin, has many ways to do things that are hard to describe and think about. I don't have the confidence to win against him."
"Hmph!"
The man was dissatisfied with the answer given by Tang Yu. He then forgot about the question he was asked and took his dinner and immediately drank the hot porridge as if the heat in the porridge did not affect him.
"Why did Dad ask me about that?"
The man quickly finished all the food he had and immediately got up from his seat. The man then started to do his work, which is making bracelets ordered by Xin.
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Douche Butcher Shop.
Douce Butcher Shop was a very famous butcher shop in Axile Village. This shop is a butcher shop that often receives troops of meat from hunters and then starts distributing it to villages or selling it to Lacross Town which is close to Axile village. Apart from selling game meat, this shop also usually sells other attributes of animals such as skins and horns.
"You had a very good catch today, Xiao Xin. Is that a deer?"
"Yes, I happened to meet a deer that might get lost in this area," Xin replied calmly to the words of the uncle in front.
"Okay, no need to say much. Will you sell everything here or do you want to keep something? Just take out the part you want to keep"
"You can measure it now, Uncle Douce. I've already put out a part for myself."
Douce nodded and got straight to work. He first measured the weight of the venison that Xin had obtained and then proceeded to assess the suitability of the skin and antlers that Xin wanted to sell.
"Your skill at dissecting animals is getting better and better" Douce immediately complimented Xin, "Aren't you interested in becoming a surgeon in my shop? I will give you a high salary. What do you think?"
"Thank you for the offer you made me, Uncle Douce. However, I remain the same in my stance"
"Zen masters, huh?" Douce muttered softly and continued, "Xiao Xin, if you can't become a Zen master, you will always be welcome in this place. I will always prepare a place for me here"
"Uncle, it's as if you're praying for me not to become a zen master" Xin replied in a sullen tone.
"Hahaha~" Douce just laughed at that and said, "No no, I just wanted a possibility. Compared to that, of course, I wish you could become a Zen master. At least, in this place there can still be a zen master being born"
"I hope so too." Xin paused for a moment and continued, "How much can I gain from this result?"
"I will take for the meat each 25 bronze, for the skin 50 bronze, and for the horns 5 silver for one horn" Douce paused and continued, "I will pay all together 30 silver coins for your hunt. What do you think?"
"Agreed!"
Douce, who got a deal with Xin, immediately took the money under the drawer and handed over all the money to Xin. Xin immediately put the money he earned into his bag.
"The awakening ceremony will be held two months from now, how are your preparations?"
"Always in the best condition," Xin replied, "I hope to be allowed to become a zen master. There are many things this world has to offer that I would like to see. Only by becoming a zen master, my dream will be easier to achieve than not becoming a zen master"
"Do you intend to have an adventure?"
"Sure" Xin nodded, "But, I will do it when my strength is enough to protect me from all kinds of threats that will come. Uncle, then, I'll go first. I still want to go to Uncle Tang's house"
"You want to go to Tang Mu's house? All right, Xiao Xin, my advice, be careful with him. Don't let yourself become someone like that. Decadent even himself has always been indifferent to his son." Douce shook his head, "It's a pity I can't have a son like you as well as Xiao Yu, bastard Tang Mu, he has such a good son like Xiao Yu, why can't he be grateful at all?"
"It's not good to talk about someone Uncle"
"Ah, I think so" Douce nodded then looked at Xin again, "How about you become my foster daughter, Xin? That way, you don't have to bother hunting like this."
"But just being your adopted son must still work here, right?" Xin replied, "Forget it, Uncle, I thank you for the offer. I am still comfortable with my current life"
"Too bad~ I don't know how many times you've rejected the offers made to me"
"Maybe dozens of times?" Xin chuckled then turned around, "Then Uncle, I'll be going first. See you later"
"See you later, Xiao Xin"
Xin immediately rushed out of the butcher shop.
"Xiao Xin"
Right when he walked out of the butcher shop, someone called his name. Xin immediately turned around and saw the figure calling his name.
"Village head"
An old man who was assisted with a cane walked towards Xin with a friendly look. The grandfather looked old and his hair was gray and his skin was wrinkled.
"Looks like getting some good game today? You look so happy coming out of Douce's shop"
"I was lucky today, Village Chief. I met a deer that seemed to get lost in this area and managed to catch it"
"Deer?" The village chief's eyes widened hearing this and chuckled, "This is indeed a good catch. By the way, in two months the awakening ceremony will be held, how are your preparations?"
"I am always ready" Xin replied, "Although there is also the nervousness of being afraid during the awakening ceremony, I do not have the qualifications to become a zen master"
"I believe you can become a zen master, Xiao Xin. You and Xiao Yu." The village chief answered him with seriousness and trust, "You two are the best children in this village. You can do it. Damn it! How could Xiao Yu possibly have parents like that bastard Tang Mu?! If only Xiao Yu could get—Cough...Cough..."
Xin who saw this quickly moved towards the village head's back and rubbed his back slowly, "It's not good to talk about people from behind, Village Head. Come on, you have to calm down and regulate your breathing slowly so that your condition improves."
Village Head followed Xin's words and gradually his previous condition started to improve.
"Thank you for the help, Xiao Xin, you are indeed a very good child"
"You're welcome" Xin smiled then continued, "Village Head where are you going? Do you need help getting to that location?"
"No, no, no need" the Village Head shook his head, "I just want to take a walk while monitoring the situation in the village. You can go back first, you should still have something to do by now, right?"
"Sure" Xin nodded and then saluted "Then Village Chief, I will take my leave first"
Xin then immediately turned around to leave the village head in that place.
The village chief who saw Xin leave sighed and shook his head, "Too bad~ If I could have a grandson like him..."
The Village Head then began to resume his journey to make observations of the village he is currently living in.
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Tang Family Home.
"Bump!..."
"Bump!..."
"Bump!..."
The sound of the impact between the hammer and the heated iron metal was heard very well in the outside area of the house. Inside the Tang family home, Tang Mu is seen currently working with iron using his hammer to make a bracelet according to Xin's request. Meanwhile, there was also Tang Yu who was in the house watching closely the whole process of work being done by Tang Mu at this time.
"Knock!..."
"Knock!..."
"Knock!..."
A knocking sound suddenly sounded which caused Tang Mu to stop the work he was currently doing.
"That should be, Xin, Father" Tang Yu immediately stood up from his seat, "Let me open the door"
Tang Yu rushed straight to the entrance and opened it. Just as Tang Yu had expected, the figure that came to visit was Xin.
"Come on in, your stuff is being made by Father at the moment"
"Of course"
Xin went straight inside and met Tang Mu who looked at him "Good morning, Uncle Tang"
"Morning" Tang Mu stopped the work he was doing as he glanced at Xin, "You seem determined to become a zen master. Why are you bothering to practice from now on? What if you don't have the qualifications when you awaken Zen? Wasn't all this effort put in by you in vain?"
"Why do you say that, Uncle?" Xin asked back, "Do you want to lower my resolve to become a zen master?"
"I'm just saying something related to facts" Tang Mu replied to Xin, "There's a possibility that you can't become a zen master even if you have painstakingly practiced like this"
"Father..." Tang Yu, who was listening to Tang Mu's words, muttered under his breath as he glanced at Xin with an uneasy look.
"Indeed, I wouldn't refuse that" Xin replied, "But, there's also the possibility that I could become a zen master. Who knows, whoever chooses the possibility to be able to move forward"
"What if you fail?" Tang Mu asked with a sharp look in his eyes.
"Fail? It doesn't matter, failure is a pattern of life. If it fails, it doesn't matter to me, I will continue my practice. I will continue to train my body to the point where I feel I can choose a strong power to protect me and then achieve my dream."
"Hmph! It's such a stupid dream." Tang Mu immediately snorted in disdain, "What's the use of being strong but unable to protect something precious? It's no use at all"
"It is because of the arrogance that person has"
"Hah?" Tang Mu immediately looked at Xin with an extremely sharp gaze.
Xin fearlessly returned the stare.
Tang Yu, who was with the two in silence, didn't say anything. This is not the first time his father and Xin involved in a very fierce debate.
"Because his pride in his strength and background makes him forget that there are people in this world who are better than him" Xin replied directly, "Arrogance? That's stupid! Why do we have to be arrogant when before we were just human beings who didn't have anything? What's the point of being arrogant? Is it because of status? Is it because of the position? Is it because of strength? That's so stupid to me. Anyone who dies is ultimately alone. Do you think humans can live alone and do anything? Can those powerful forces survive alone? What do you think? Can they guarantee the availability of food for them to consume in their own time? Can they vouch for the clothes they are currently wearing on their own time? Can they sell the produce they earn in their own time? What do you think? Can the powerful sects, empires, and empires that exist today maintain their status when they stand alone? Can you answer this question? Proud? haughty? That's funny to me. I hope that in the future, as long as I have strength, I will not become arrogant and arrogant to the point of forgetting the past that belongs to me. I hope to be kept from that character"
"..."
These words from Xin made Tang Mu and Tang Yu silent for a moment.
"Uncle, don't try to bully me or break the willpower that belongs to me by using your past experiences."
"What do you mean?" Tang Mu regained his senses and immediately glanced at Xin very seriously.
Suddenly the air in the surrounding area became very heavy.
"I told you, don't bully me or break my resolve because of your past" Xin explained again in a very serious tone, "You failed because of your arrogant and haughty nature. Don't equate me with you who failed in the past. If I fail, then, I won't become a decadent figure like you that even your child doesn't pay attention to at all."
Even as the air around the place became extremely heavy, Xin didn't show a look of fear and continued to stare back at Tang Mu.
"Xin..." Tang Yu who heard this became even more worried because the argument between the two had started to go far.
Tang Mu clenched his fists tightly at this and then his gaze glanced at Tang Yu. Tang Yu who saw the gaze immediately lowered his head in fear.
"What exactly happened in the past for Father to be like this? What...Could this possibly be related to Mother's absence..."
Tang Mu then sighed. The air around him immediately returned to normal. Tang Mu's gaze then glanced at Xin and said, "Come back tomorrow, your request I will complete it immediately"
"How many?"
"60 bronze coins."
Xin quickly took out one war coin from her bag and handed it to Tang Mu, "I'll take the change when the items are finished. If so, I'll go first."
Xin simply glanced at Tang Yu and lowered his head to bid farewell. Xin without hesitation immediately turned around to leave the house without facing back.
"Xiao Yu"
As soon as Xin left the house, Tang Mu immediately called Tang Yu. Tang Yu who had previously lowered his head slowly raised his head back up and glanced at Tang Mu.
"Are you disappointed with me?"
"Father..." Tang Yu quickly shook his head, "I have never disappointed you, Father. I am very grateful that you are still by my side. At the very least, I am still luckier compared to..." Tang Yu's voice paused, he couldn't continue.
Tang Mu understood the figure Tang Yu meant. Tang Mu who heard that immediately turned around and put away the coins that Xin gave him earlier. He then began to resume his work.
Tang Yu's gaze glanced toward the entrance that Xin had just passed before.
"Could it be...Could it be that Xin knows about his father's past? No, no, it shouldn't be," Tang Yu shook his head with such thoughts, "How could Tang Yu know of Father's past? He's even my age and he can't know about Father's past, but...How could he know about the things that caused Father to become like this? Is it possible that the talk the two are having is repeating?... In that case...She has extremely terrifying analytical skills..."
Tang Yu walked out of the house and then glanced towards the right side of the house where he saw a small house standing beside the house. The house is only big enough for one person to live in since there is only one bedroom. It was a house owned by Xin.
"With that analytical ability, he could become a very frightening figure in the future especially...As long as he can become a Zen master. Is it possible for me to recruit him into my army?" Tang Yu shook his head quickly, "No, it shouldn't be possible, he's a very free spirit and doesn't like being ordered around. Such a person would be unlikely to join my army even if offered something of such high value... What a shame..."
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The next day.
Tang Family Home.
"Bump!..."
"Bump!..."
"Bump!..."
The morning went on as usual. After breakfast, Tang Mu immediately continued with the work that belonged to him. Incidentally, he received a large number of orders from residents related to agricultural equipment and other things.
"Knock!..."
"Knock!..."
"Knock!..."
An immediate knock sounded following the clashing sound of iron and hammer.
"Xiao Yu, open the door. It should be Xiao Xin"
"Okay, Dad"
Tang Yu without wasting much time immediately moved to open the door while Tang Mu resumed the work that belonged to him. The door was immediately opened and you could see Xin who was already there where at this time you can see the bracelets he used on both feet and hands had been removed by him.
"You finally came, let's go inside. Your order has already been made by Father"
"Thank You"
Xin immediately entered the house and glanced at Tang Mu who was doing his work, "Good morning, Uncle Tang."
"Morning" Only one word came back from Tang Mu as he continued with the work he was currently doing.
Xin who received the reply didn't care and just glanced at Tang Yu, "Where is my order?"
"It's on the table"
Tang Yu immediately pointed to the location of the bracelet Tang Mu had just made before. Xin immediately approached the bracelet and took it then without wasting much time immediately used the bracelet on his hands and feet.
"How?" Tang Yu asked with great interest right beside him at this time.
Xin didn't immediately answer Tang Yu's question but did a trial run on his legs and arms by lifting and also jumping.
"This is good, according to what is needed at this time." Xin nodded then looked at Tang Yu, "Where is my change?"
"Xiao Yu, take a small pouch that is in my room and give it to Xiao Xin"
"Okay, Dad"
Tang Yu, who received the order, immediately rushed to carry out the order. Not long after, Tang Yu returned with a bag filled with some money and handed it to Xin.
Xin immediately put the office into his clothes pocket.
"Aren't you going to recalculate the amount of change?"
"It's okay, I still believe in Uncle Tang. Even if he isn't the nicest persona, he definitely wouldn't do bad things to a child."
"Hmph!" Tang Mu sniffed dissatisfiedly at this.
"Thank you for helping me make this item. I still want to do something, then, see you later"
Xin immediately turned around and left Tang Yu and Tang Mu's residence.
Tang Yu, who saw Xin leaving, immediately glanced at Tang Mu, "Father, I want to go do something."
"Go" Tang Mu knew what Tang Yu wanted to do, therefore, he didn't hold back, "Don't forget to come back before noon to make lunch."
"Good"
Tang Yu who was permitted without waiting for a long time immediately rushed out of the house. The work that Tang Mu was doing also stopped suddenly as he glanced outside the house. In that instant, Tang Mu disappeared from the location he was currently in.
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Forest, Axile Village.
In the middle of the forest where Xin usually hunts for animals to be sold, it can be seen that he is currently there doing various kinds of body stretches because he intends to start exercising to increase his physical strength.
"If I become a zen master, I need a sturdy and strong physical body to be able to absorb spirit crystals that come from spirit beasts. At the very least... I hope the spirit crystal absorbed by me is a spirit crystal that came from a high-aged spirit beast."
During this time, Xin collected various kinds of information about Zen masters. Zen master is a profession most in demand by all residents who live in this zen world. This profession describes someone who can grow stronger by training his zen and zen energy.
Zen is a manifestation of the soul that is owned by someone within him. Zen can be categorized into four categories namely zen tools, zen animals, zen people, and zen bodies. Among the four categories, human zen is the most advanced zen while zen tools and zen beasts are the most frequently awakened zen by a person.
Everyone has zen but not everyone can become a zen master. Only people with a special physical body can become a Zen masters. The special physique itself is a physique that can help a person to attract the energy that is around him, namely zen energy into the body. Only those possessing this special physical body can become a zen master. As long as someone does not have this special physical body, it is certain that person will not be able to become a zen master because he will not be able to absorb the energy in the environment around him.
There are ten levels of Zen masters and each level is divided into ten levels.
Zen Student: 1–10
Zen Warrior: 11—20
Zen Veterans: 21—30
Zen Master: 31—40
Zen Grandmaster: 41—50
Zen Elders: 51—60
Zen sages: 61—70
Zen King: 71—80
Zen Emperors: 81—90
Zen Titles: 91—99
Monarchs: 100
Every time someone has reached the highest level at that level, then that person is required to absorb a spirit crystal that comes from a spirit beast. The function of the spirit crystal is to destroy the barriers between each level and will also later give the zen master an ability obtained from the spirit beast killed by him. Apart from these two main functions, spirit crystals can help to increase the potential and talents of a Zen master.
The higher the spirit crystal absorbed by a zen master, the more potential and talent possessed by him will also increase compared to before. The absorption of this spirit crystal greatly influences the development of a zen master. As long as a high-level zen master absorbs spirit crystals that are far lower than one's qualifications, it is likely that its potential will be destroyed immediately or it will be difficult for the zen master to increase the power possessed him in the future it is not even impossible that he will not be able to grow stronger and just stop at a lower level. currently owned by him.
Only, zen masters have to be very good at absorbing spirit crystals from spirit beasts. As long as the Zen master absorbed spirit crystals from a spirit beast several times stronger than his own, his body might be crushed causing him to die as a result of the absorption process.
There are seven levels for spirit beasts.
First Degree: 1–99 Years
Second Degree: 100—999 Years
Third Degree: 1,000—9,999 Years
Fourth Degree: 10,000—99,999 Years
Fifth Degree: 100,000—499,999 Years
Sixth Degree: 500,000—999,999 Years
Seventh Degree: 1,000,000 Years
The lifespan of these spirit beasts did not represent how long they had lived but how strong their strength was. The stronger the spirit beast, the higher the lifespan of the spirit beast. The level of a spirit beast can be seen from the characteristics of the body it has along with the spirit crystals that come out of its body where each spirit beast has a spirit crystal of a different color.
First Degree: White
Second Degree: Grey
Third Degree: Yellow
Fourth Degree: Orange
Fifth Degree: Red
Sixth Degree: Black
Seventh Degree: Gold
Zen masters besides them are required to be very clever in choosing the spirit crystals that they must absorb so as not to harm themselves. They are also required to prepare under certain conditions. When a zen master has reached the level of soul elder, then the condition will apply where zen masters will always be involved with the laws of heaven.
In the world of Zen masters, all Zen masters know that the difficulty of increasing strength is divided into two. Heaven's troubles and hell's troubles. Heaven's difficulty was a difficulty level where a zen master only had to think about increasing his power along with the spirit crystals he had to absorb to increase his potential. This difficulty only applies to zen masters who are at the level of zen student to zen master.
Once the zen master has reached the zen elder level, then the difficulty will turn into a hell-level difficulty. At this level, zen masters will always be involved with the laws of heaven whereas when a zen master is at the level of elder zen, they will be involved twice with the laws of heaven. At the zen sage level, zen masters will engage with the laws of heaven three times. At the zen king level, zen masters will engage with the laws of heaven four times. At the Zen emperor level, zen masters would engage with the heavenly laws five times. While at the last level, namely the zen title, the zen masters will be involved with the laws of heaven nine times.
The higher the level and level a zen master has, the stronger the heavenly laws will attack them and they can die during the process. The percentage of death that a zen master would receive was around 50% and that was only at the zen elder level. The higher the grade and level, the higher the death percentage of the Zen master. It was a test that Zen masters who had reached the soul elder level had to pass.
Due to such demanding exams, not many zen titles exist in this world. Even the great powers have only one or maybe two Zen titles behind them. Even then, the zen title that they have is only at the initial level at that level because the level of difficulty to level up at that level exceeds the difficulty obtained before.
Never mind zen titles, most zen masters will choose to stop when they have entered the zen elder level because they are required to pass this very terrible test. Only those who were extremely talented and also dared to defy death would dare to step forward to take the exam.
Apart from all the information that Xin has, she obtained from the Village Head and Uncle Douce who often go to cities in the Nummea Kingdom. Xin also asks many newcomers to this village where some of them have zen masters who come and Xin will try to gather information from them.
During information gathering, especially collecting information from zen masters, Xin will observe the conditions and situations of these zen masters. As long as circumstances don't allow it, Xin won't try it. Meanwhile, as long as conditions allowed for him to gather information, then, he would without a doubt do so. Usually, the easiest information to get is from talking to female zen masters.
Not only information about Zen masters, but even Xin also has information about the situation and condition of this continent as well as the main powers of this continent. Information was very precious to Xin, thus, she would not hesitate to gather information because information could be used as a lethal weapon against her opponents.
"Let's start"
Xin, after stretching, started exercising to improve his physical strength. He started practicing such as running around the forest, doing push-ups, pull-ups, and various exercises to improve his physical fitness. The clothes he wore at the end of the practice looked like he had just been washed with water and it looked like he was exhausted from all the training he was currently undergoing.
Even so, there was no sick face or anything that was shown by Xin. Just a smile full of happiness as he felt his physical strength had increased compared to before.
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