Adrian’s head throbbed with a violent, rhythmic ache as the morning sunlight pierced through the window. He pushed himself up, grinning as he rubbed his temples. He remembered the meditation chamber. He remembered the flames, the scythe, the triumph of hitting the seventh level. But after Thomas told him to wash up? After dark? Nothing. Just a blurred, static haze and the foul taste of blood in his mouth. A Qi deviation. He must have pushed his new core too hard and blacked out, that was the only explanation to this sudden memory loss. But if it was just exhaustion, why did his stomach twist with a rather suffocating dread?His vision was blurred for a while as he dodged the blinding light sipping from the window, rolling over to the other side of the bed.Yuki was by his side, moving around in circles, swaying her tales and whining endlessly.“What's the matter?” Adrian raised an eyebrow at the white beast, but her response was rather dazzling.“You can't attend the ceremony!” Yuk

The eerie chanting intensified as the flames burned fiercely on Adrian's skin. The extraction process was gruesome and a torture for both Adrian who was almost in pieces and the poor old elders who had been pouring out their energy for nearly an hour.The horrified crowd watched in fear as they drained the life force out of the powerless boy. Some thought it was a cowardice behavior, while some felt it was simply service to the realm and for the good of the realm.Adrian's skin fell off like bread crumbs, piece by piece, as if about to dissipate into the air. But deep inside him was a fiery flame, slowly picking up the pace and gathering momentum, warming up to explode. He stared into the crowd, his eyes fixed on Thomas who simply smiled with an evil grin and cheered with a bottle of wine in hand.Slowly, Adrian raised his head up, his strength finding its place back to him but in a thousand fold this time. The ground and walls shook violently as a loud roar from nowhere struck the wh

The smell of medicine and herbs filled the air. The cold and tiny pricks from the needles on his skin and the hushed mutterings from the healers standing over him were barely noticeable to the weakened Adrian.His breath was ragged as he struggled on the bed, panting unconsciously as he was being observed. The endless dreams were taking a toll on him and draining him off his energy.His veins glowed with a golden hue making it even more difficult for the healers. The Supreme Beast Sovereign Physique was trying to heal him, but it was a slow process, a tormenting one.The endless scribbles of pens on notes from the healers filled the air and disturbed the silence of the room.The door flung open all of sudden and Elder White walked in, her face grim.“What's the progress report now?” She asked, her voice stern and her brows raised.One of them handed a note to her and took a bow with a low whisper.“Your Grace.”She ran her eyes through it, and nodded softly, her eyes narrowed at the c

Adrian's powers crawled beneath his skin and caused him severe pain as they approached the lower chambers. His breathe was heavy and he could barely walk but was dragged by the guards while Elder White and four other high ranking sect members followed behind.Finally, they arrived at the Soul Formation realm through the portal Elder White created and the energy from the realm burned in Adrian's body, worsening his condition. The aura of the dragon filled the air as it let out loud growls and shook the whole place.“Quickly, this way,” Elder White ordered and led them down. “Where…are you taking me?” Adrian managed to ask as he hadn't seen this area of the sect.Elder White turned with a reassuring smile at him and rubbed his hair and opened the next security door where massive guards stood.They all bowed at the sight of Elder White and opened the way for them to pass and joined the escort fleet.They walked down, deeper into levels Adrian never knew existed and after passing through

Surviving meant two things, winning and revenge and Adrian knew. He didn't hesitate for a second.“I accept the contract. I'll bond with you,” he forced himself back up and looked the dragon in the eye.What happened next was something no mortal had ever experienced in recorded history. The dragon's gaze locked on him and extended it's consciousness into Adrian's mind. It wasn't trying to possess him or control him, it formed a partnership bond, making both of them equal.“I know this may be strange to you, but this bond is different from what you have known. Normal spirits beast bond with cultivators have the beast serving the cultivator, but a bnd with a divine beast of my level can only work if it's equal. And to make that possible, I need to raise you to a level where we can be equal.” The dragon explained to him, not breaking it's gaze with him.To raise him to it's level, it had to share it's own essence, it's accumulated knowledge and most importantly, it's understanding of the