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170: The Weight of Responsibility
The drums still rolled across the competition grounds when a young attendant came sprinting toward Ken's pavilion, robes flapping, face pale."Senior Ken! Elder Patik! The Sect Master requests you. Immediately."Patik's expression sharpened. Ken glanced at the arena, then back."Did I do something wrong?""I wasn't told, Senior.""That's wonderfully reassuring.""Come along," Patik said, "and try to arrive with your face behaving.""My face has become a criminal in this academy.""Then keep it quiet."They left through a side passage where water ran in narrow channels beside the walkway. Ken laced his fingers behind his head, though his stomach felt anything but relaxed."Is this about the formation? The black distortion?"Patik stopped dead. "You saw it too?""Brief. Wrong. It didn't belong to the assessment.""Did you see who caused it?""No.""Then don't accuse anyone.""I wasn't going to.""Your face was."Ken sighed. 'Even my face has opinions now.'The administrative hall smelle
169: The Five Sects Assemble
The war drums hit Seven Peaks Academy like a heartbeat made of thunder.BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!Ken stood on the eastern viewing platform, watching hundreds of disciples flood the competition grounds. Banners snapped above the arena, formations shimmered along the walls, and servants hurried refreshments toward the guest pavilion. The whole academy had transformed overnight.He adjusted the collar of his dark robe. His breakthrough to Level 52 King Realm had strengthened his foundation, but his body still ached from the strain, like a house with new walls and old plumbing."Look carefully," Patik said beside him. "Not everyone arriving today is your enemy. Some will become allies. Others will become enemies before this is over.""You make it sound like a war.""Sect competitions rarely concern trophies. They decide resources, reputation, and who gets opportunities in the cultivation world.""That sounds exhausting.""You're free to lose your first match and go back to bed.""Absolutely not.
168: Two Levels Above Death
The academy bells had barely stopped ringing when Ken returned to his cultivation chamber.Tomorrow, the investigative delegation would arrive. In three days, registration would close. And Xiao Yan was waiting for their promised final-round battle.Too many problems, but one truth stood above them all. He couldn't protect his inheritance, his master, or himself while stuck at Level 50 Grandmaster Realm. He needed to advance, not through a desperate gamble, but without destroying the foundation that had carried him this far.He set the Seven Amulets in a circle and sat cross-legged in the center. "Let's settle this tonight."His spiritual energy circulated along the stable pattern he had built over the past day. The Demon Qi stayed on the outer pathway of his core, apart from the dense energy at its center. For the first time in weeks, the two weren't fighting for control.He began compressing. Slowly. A thin layer of pressure formed around his core, and Reality Perception confirmed th
167: The King Realm Is Not a Gift
Ken couldn't breathe.The spiritual energy in his core had grown so dense that every circulation felt like dragging a mountain through his meridians. The three symbols of the Reality God's inheritance revolved inside his consciousness while the Seven Amulets hung around him in a triangular formation, humming like angry insects.One more transformation, and he would enter the King Realm. One mistake, and everything he had built would collapse."THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN PREPARED," the ancient voice thundered. "NOW PROVE THAT YOUR BODY CAN BEAR THE CROWN."Ken ground his teeth. "Could you stop speaking in riddles and tell me what I'm supposed to do?"Silence.'Of course. Three divine techniques, a glimpse of the Transformation Flame, and the one thing it refuses to explain is the part that can kill me.'A tremor ripped through his core. Pain swallowed his thoughts. His energy compressed violently, forcing his meridians wide, and his fingers twitched uncontrollably. He guided the energy al
166: The Price of th King's Crown
"You're telling me the higher authorities have demanded Ken's immediate surrender?"Patik stood in the administrative hall, staring at the silver-haired instructor behind the long table."Envoy Wu was an appointed representative," the instructor said. "His death cannot be dismissed as a quarrel between cultivators. They want Ken before an investigative delegation to explain his possession of the Reality God inheritance.""Did they ask why Wu attacked him?""They know the circumstances.""Then why does this sound like a verdict instead of an investigation?""Patik, I'm not defending Wu. But you know how these matters go. They will not ignore the death of an envoy, no matter who struck first.""And if Ken refuses to surrender the inheritance?""That is exactly what they intend to investigate."Patik pushed away from the table. "Then they can investigate without expecting the boy to hand over what isn't theirs. Wu made this difficult the day he came to kill a student. Tell the delegation
165: The Three Divine Techniques
Ken's core was cracking.Not physically, but in a way that felt far more terrifying. His spiritual energy had begun changing its structure, compressing into a denser form his body could barely contain. Every breath sent a wave of pressure through his meridians. His bones trembled, and the veins along his neck stood out like cords.Three enormous symbols floated inside his consciousness. The Seven Amulets hovered before him, shining with ancient light, and the barrier between the Level 50 Grandmaster Realm and the King Realm was slowly opening.'Hold together. Please, just hold together.'A fresh surge crashed against his core. His body jerked, and blood slipped from the corner of his mouth. His energy was growing denser faster than his meridians could widen to carry it.The first symbol blazed. Ken's consciousness was dragged into a vast, strange space. He stood on an endless black surface beneath a sky of shattered stars, surrounded by floating fragments of broken mirrors. In one, he
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