Child of Destiny

Shin found himself standing in the same spot where he last stood when the trial started.

The surroundings were still the same, but something felt somewhat different when he stood at the center of the temple. It was as if there was a certain connection between him and the temple, making him sense everything that was within the temple.

It was as if he had become one with this temple.

*Ding*

At this moment, a string of system notifications rang in his ears once again.

System: Congratulations! You have been recognized as the representative of the God of Primordial Waters! You have become the new master of the Forgotten God Temple.

System: Additional features are added to your Management Panel.

System: The Forgotten God Temple has become one of your territories.

*Ding*

System: The Forgotten God Temple is currently in a dormant state due to a lack of Energy Core to support it.

Please look for a suitable Energy Core to supply support for the temple as soon as possible!

System: Due to the lack of Energy Core, the temple will only be put to default mode and get connected to two places.

Possible destinations for teleportation:

– Awakened Continent, Divine Empire: Divinity City

– Aurora Continent, *** Kingdom: The ‘Lost’ City

System: All entries from other places will be blocked unless you have lifted it or given permissions to other people.

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Shin slightly raised his brows as he skimmed through the notifications. “Well, now this is convenient. I can now travel between continents without much problem.”

At the same time, he also noticed a bunch of tokens appearing at the corner of his inventory space, which carried an emblem of a whale riding a tsunami.

“This should be the ‘permission’ that the system is talking about,” mumbled Shin as he looked at the hundred tokens in his inventory.

Shin wanted to walk around the temple to see what kind of facilities and features it had, but he had to look for the other rewards that he had gotten from the trial that he had previously cleared.

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Title: Champion of the Seven Seas

Rank: Master (Evolvable)

Classification: Ancient

Description: A Title granted to the Champion of the Great Festival of the Seas.

The bearer of this title will be treated with great reverence of any creatures of the sea. Any dark sea creatures will fear you as well as you are the executioner of the Great Ocean.

Bonus Stats:

+5% to all stats

+10% resistance to any water-related spells or skills.

+15% increase control harnessing the Water Element, or anything related to it.

Extra Ability:

Champion of the Seas:

– (Passive): You can freely breathe and swiftly move underwater.

+50% Swimming Speed.

– (Active): You can transform into a Sea Creature of your choosing, gaining all its stats, abilities, and skills.

Default Creature: World Serpent (Sealed)

Duration: 15 Minutes

Cooldown: 6 hours

Note: This Title can be promoted to the next level once all the hidden conditions are met.

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[Item Name]: Heart of the Nine-Headed Demon Hydra (Purified)

[Item Rank]: Mythical

[Item Classification]: Miscellaneous

Description:

A special material that came from the Era of the Gods and Immortals. It has been preserved with the power of a Primordial God, making it maintain all its powers.

It can be used to craft a powerful weapon or armor based on the skill of the blacksmith’s preference and skills.

Note: This material can only be handled by a Divine Blacksmith, who specializes in handling ancient craftsmanship.

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[Item Name]: Fangs of Ouroboros (Sealed)

[Item Rank]: Mythical (Ancient Classification)

[Item Type]: Weapon – Scimitar

Stats (Sealed):

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Additional Abilities (Sealed):

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Clue: To unseal this weapon, you must look for a Divine Blacksmith to help you find a way to unlock its original abilities.

Note: This item is bound to Player ‘Sickarius’.

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Shin read through the descriptions of the things that he had gotten from completing the first trial and could not hide his satisfaction.

All of these were just a bonus since the things that he had acquired during the trial were much more beneficial than his current self.

It was also what he needed the most, which greatly accelerated his growth. Anything else was just additional things that he had picked up along the way.

“Now that I think about it, you have also gotten something, right? I remember hearing from the system that you have absorbed some sort of knowledge or such,” asked Shin as he directed his mind inside his Sea of Consciousness.

[Do you want to swap and look at it?] asked Uno nonchalantly, signifying that he did not much mind if Shin wanted to switch their consciousness for a moment.

Shin thought about it before shaking his head. “Let’s forget about it for now. I still have a lot of things that I need to deal with. Moreover, we will highly likely get kicked out of this place once your evil aura is released.”

“Let’s look at it later when we leave this place,” he added before turning his head around and sweeping his gaze at the entire temple center.

He wanted to look around and understand the factions of this place before proceeding to his next destination. After all, it had been a while since he played with the others.

Judging from the current timing, he felt that the others would most likely finish their initial training right now.

There would be a high chance that they could start hunting in the vicinity of the Divinity City or even accept some quests along the way.

He also had to report to his faction to let them know that he had arrived at the Awakened Continent. “I wonder how much different the Church of the Sun and Moon in this continent compared to the Aurora Continent.”

“Maybe I should ask Samuel later. I recall that kid coming along with the group,” he mumbled as he walked around the temple.

He found some murals that seemed to represent what happened during the Great Oceanic War. He could also see some of the events that had transpired right after Festival of the Seas in which he had ‘participated’.

“I guess this is the records of that war,” he commented as he continued to look at them while walking along the corridor.

He then suddenly stopped when he reached a certain section of the wall, where a great battle was drawn.

In the mural, he saw a ‘Naga’ facing off a group of colossal monsters of the sea alongside someone he was quite ‘familiar’ with.

“Isn’t this Falan?” he commented as he saw the familiar face. The Devouring Whale was currently donned with a set of golden armor while wielding a huge harpoon in hand.

There was also a glowing gemstone embedded on his forehead as he rode a towering tide while charging toward the colossal monsters.

Falan looked quite a hero in the mural as his overwhelming might and majestic aura were projected by the drawings on the wall.

Shin squinted his eyes as he focused on the white gemstone situated at the center of Falan’s forehead. It was giving off a powerful aura despite being a part of the mural. It was also emitting the familiar feeling that had gotten when he first saw the Emerald of the Seven Seas, yet also somewhat different.

After observing for quite a while, Shin turned his attention to the other figure, which also somewhat gave him another familiar feeling.

It was a familiar ‘Naga’ that he had seen during the trial, but also different from what he remembered.

The ‘Naga’ was clad in a set of crystallized armor filled with mysterious runes swimming on its surface. There was also the familiar ice-crystal sword with a crimson blade, which was emitting a bloody and sinister aura.

There was also a seven-colored gem floating on the other hand of this individual, which was illuminating a great majority of the sea. It seemed to be fighting the black miasma that the colossal monsters were releasing.

Shin did not have to guess to know who this individual was. It was ‘him’ – or more likely the person that he possessed during that trial.

“So, it is you,” he mumbled before turning to the other parts of this mural.

Behind these two individuals were the united forces of the sea. There were mermaids, sea creatures, and other tribes that were under the Sea Palace.

On the other hand, the colossal monsters were leading a huge army of dark creatures and ancient demons to attack the Sea Palace.

The two sides were about to engage in battle based on the mural in front of him.

After that, Shin turned his attention to other murals, but could not help but frown deeply when he could not find the most powerful existence of the Great Ocean that he had heard from the first trial.

Not a single King of the Seas or a Great Demon King appeared in any of the murals, confusing him a little.

“What happened to them?” he mumbled to himself as he continued to wander around.

Then, as he was observing the murals, Solus suddenly interrupted him and said. “My Liege, I think it is time for you to visit your independent realm and check on the little dragon.”

“It is also the time to forge a contract with her,” she added. But at the same time, she also could not help but look at a certain part of the mural with a complicated expression on her face.

Fortunately, she was currently in the form of a speck of light, making Shin unable to see her.

“Ah! Right! I almost forgot about that kid,” he exclaimed while snapping his fingers.

He then took out the special token that he had gotten from Berlin before channeling his mana into it.

He was quite excited to meet the dragon that hatched from that egg and turn them into his next Elemental Spirit Companion. After all, it could let him acquire the power of nature (wood) once their connection was built.

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