The cosmic sky was a bruised, bleeding violet.Baron Colgate stood in the center of a nightmare. Beneath his feet lay a sea of shattered stars, glowing with a faint, dying light. For one hundred years, he had climbed his way through fields of blood, slaughter, and brutal training to reach this exact spot. He wasn't the weak, pathetic kid who had frozen to death on the streets of Earth anymore. He was the Void Sovereign. Emperors trembled when he spoke. Tyrant races hid when he walked.But right now, looking up at the sky, Baron felt completely lost."How... how did I get here?" he muttered.His voice shook. Lightning flashed across his face, blinding him. The air carried a terrifying weight that pressed down on his shoulders, freezing him in place. He tried to take a step, but his legs felt like lead. His mind went totally blank. The raw panic of a normal human was overriding his centuries of supreme power.Above him, the heavens tore wide open. A massive, swirling vortex of purpl

The air on Earth right now was almost completely dry of spiritual energy. He knew that. The strongest martial artists hiding in the shadows of this planet were probably just basic Grandmasters—weaklings compared to what he used to be. But Baron didn't need Earth's energy. He was carrying a hundred years of supreme cosmic secrets right inside his brain. He knew every perfect way to train, every secret medicine recipe, and the exact locations of every hidden treasure that would ever appear on Earth.He wasn't going to rush his training this time. He would build a power base so heavy, so solid, and so incredibly perfect that no storm in the universe would ever be able to shake it.But the absolute best part? None of the bad things had happened yet.Right now, in this year, his father wasn't sitting behind prison glass. His mother wasn't buried in a cold grave. His little sister Malica was still safe and happy at home. And Juliana... Juliana didn't even know who Matt Windgate was yet.

They were expecting that exact same timid, stuttering, broke boy today."Ugh, finally," Kate spoke up first, her voice dripping with pure disgust as she pointed a finger at Baron’s faded blue backpack. "Is that your only bag? It looks like it was fished out of a garbage dump. Seriously, Margret, I can't believe your family actually made us drive all the way down here to pick up a charity case."Margret didn't even look Baron in the eye. She stared at his worn-out, cheap sneakers with intense waves of physical revulsion."Don't stand too close to him, Kate," Margret sneered loudly, her voice dripping with playful contempt. "I don't want his literal poverty germs rubbing off onto my clothes. Hey! You! Baron, right? Pick up your trashy bag and hurry up. Our time is actually worth money, unlike yours. We have a car parked in the VIP zone, and I swear, if your dirty clothes stain my custom leather seats, you won't even be able to afford the cleaning fee if you worked for ten years."The t

The local martial artists think this is the limit. That's why their strongest fighters can barely reach basic Grandmaster levels,’ Baron thought, a trace of arrogance flashing in his heart. ‘But they don't have my brain. They don't have a hundred years of supreme cosmic knowledge.’He began to search through the deep, organized files of his memory. Earth was dry, yes, but it wasn't completely empty. Natural energy was like water—even in a desert, it would always pool and gather in hidden, underground pockets. He remembered specific historical events, old rumors, and secret files from his past life about where the strongest families found their resources.“Why do you think you know Tuntadel and what do you know about it?” The driver asked curiously. “Tuntadel City University was built near the old northern mountain range” Baron replied, his eyes snapping open under his lids. “There is an ancient, abandoned park behind the campus dorms, right at the base of the pine forest. Natural en

"Leo!" the two stocky lackeys screamed, their faces turning completely white with terror.They looked at Leo groaning in the mud, then looked up at Baron. Baron hadn't even moved from his spot. He was just standing there, casually adjusting the strap of his backpack, looking down at them with those cold, empty eyes. The sheer pressure radiating from Baron was so intense that the two lackeys felt their knees shaking."You want some too?" Baron asked, his voice completely calm."N-No! No way!" one of the lackeys stuttered, his high-society pride completely vanishing into thin air.Without wasting another second, the two lackeys grabbed Leo by his wet arms, dragging him out of the mud like a heavy sack of potatoes. They scrambled backward, fleeing into the campus gates in absolute terror, not even daring to look back at the skinny kid who had just dismantled their leader in two seconds.The surrounding crowd of students stood frozen, their mouths open in pure amazement. They looked at