Back to the present…
Vorath had just recovered his memories. His consciousness was slowly returning, as if emerging from a deep abyss.
Until something woke him up violently.
A loud impact echoed, pulling him out of that state.
His eyes opened instantly.
But this was not the dark and gloomy dimension from before.
In front of him was a large room, with white walls that almost shined, reflecting the intense light coming from a huge window.
For a few seconds, Vorath simply observed the environment in silence.
Then he stood up.
No panic.
No surprise.
After all, with his memories restored, he already understood exactly what was happening.
He ran a hand over his face and let out an annoyed sigh.
"That damn Eclipse… couldn't even put me in a baby's body."
His eyes slowly moved down his own body.
Tall. Firm. Well-built.
"Hm…"
He flexed his arms, feeling the muscles respond perfectly.
"A trained body… looks like I've been working out regularly."
He turned his hand, observing his palm.
"Calloused hands… we have a hard worker here."
A slight smirk appeared on his lips.
But suddenly, a brutal pain pierced his mind.
As if his brain had been petrified.
"Ahh… shit!"
Memories began to flood in.
They were not his.
They belonged to the previous owner of this body.
The two consciousnesses collided.
Merging.
Clashing.
A true mental war.
Vorath clenched his teeth, his expression turning dark.
"You little bastard… I've been through too much…"
His voice came out low, filled with disdain.
"If I lost myself because of someone like you… Eclipse would be right to call me trash."
The pressure increased.
And then… everything stopped.
Vorath's mind slowly returned to normal, as a heavy weight left his body.
He took a deep breath.
At that exact moment, the door burst open.
A woman rushed in.
Tall, around 1.80 meters. Muscular body. Blue hair. Light green eyes, sharp like blades.
"Vorath! Are you okay?! I heard screams!"
Vorath looked at her for a moment and replied:
"Yes… I'm fine, Ana."
Even after hearing that, Ana didn't relax.
Her eyes scanned the room carefully, as if she could analyze every molecule in the air.
Vorath watched her silently.
Hm… that level of perception.
She must be at the Grand Master level.
Ana looked back at him and said:
"Everyone is waiting for you in the dining hall… and… happy 16th birthday."
She paused briefly before asking:
"Have you decided if you're going to the academy?"
Vorath tilted his head slightly.
"Academy…?"
The memories answered for him.
"Ah… right."
He looked away, uninterested, and replied:
"No. I'm not going."
The air grew heavy.
Ana was clearly surprised and said:
"Your father won't like that."
Vorath shrugged.
"I know."
His eyes turned cold.
"But I won't waste my time."
That clearly wasn't the person she knew before.
Ana widened her eyes slightly, but didn't question him.
After a few seconds, she spoke in a more controlled tone:
"I'll wait at the door, sir."
"Okay."
She left the room and closed the door.
Silence returned.
Vorath closed his eyes for a moment and began organizing his thoughts.
Good…
My memories of this world are accurate.
Ana… my protector.
In public, she treats me like a lord.
When we're alone, she treats me like someone close.
My father… the head of the Empire's military family.
Absolute power.
My mother… dead.
His eyes slowly opened.
And there are also my father's other wives… cold and calculative… but from the memories, they are not bad people and had a good relationship with my mother.
My half-siblings… geniuses.
Competing among themselves for the position of family head.
He let out a small sigh.
And me… the physically weakest.
A brief pause.
Then a faint smile appeared.
Even so… I never gave up on competing for the position of head.
That's why… they respect me.
He looked at his own hand again.
A functional family.
His gaze turned distant.
But it's not my family.
A brief silence filled with emotion took over the room.
I've already had my revenge.
There's nothing tying me to the past anymore.
But I won't replace my past family with new emotional bonds.
His eyes slightly shined.
The awakening will happen in one month.
After that… I will be able to form my cultivation core.
And then… I will be able to rise through the cultivation hierarchy.
1 - Novice
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
2 - Apprentice
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
3 - Advanced
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
4 - Elite
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
5 - Master
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
6 - Grand Master
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
7 - Supreme Master
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
8 - Exemplar
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
9 - King
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
10 - Calamity
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
11 - Armageddon
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
12 - Emperor
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
These are the planetary levels that one can reach without ceasing to be human.
His eyes became deeper.
13 - Divine
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
A cultivation level that allows one to invade planets easily.
In my past life… this was my limit.
His gaze turned colder.
But thanks to the Eclipse sword… my power was elevated far beyond that.
Because of it… I was able to invade dimensions.
"After that… come the dimensional levels."
14 - Dimensional God
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
I imagine it is the same concept as Divine… but it allows me to invade dimensions.
15 - Cosmo
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
A level of power where one becomes akin to a universe itself… something that sustains existence and is directly tied to the very laws of physics.
16 - Multiversal Deity
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
A being that surpasses even that… no longer bound to a single universe, able to move freely across others and shape them at will… a power conquered through one's own strength.
A brief silence filled the room.
His eyes narrowed slightly.
He murmured:
"Eclipse…"
"At its peak… it was probably at the Dimensional God level…"
"Grade 2… or maybe even Grade 3."
His gaze deepened.
"The gap between grades at that level… must be absurd."
He closed his eyes for a moment.
He still remembered…
How difficult it was to reach Grade 1 of the Divine level.
That wasn't just an evolution…
It was like crossing a distance equivalent to entire planets in power.
His eyes opened again.
"And above that…"
"The difference must become even more grotesque."
Vorath's eyes fully opened.
"This body is already at the Advanced level at just 16 years old… only through physical training."
A brief pause.
"If he was considered the weakest in the family…"
A small smile appeared.
"I think I'm in a nest of monsters."
His eyes turned cold again.
"With the cultivation techniques I created in my past life…"
"I will surpass myself."
"Not driven by emotions…"
"But by pleasure."
"One thing I learned from Eclipse…"
"Is that there is nothing more pleasurable than having your life in your own hands."
"And I never had that."
"Not when I was a child in my past life…"
"Nor when I met and formed bonds with Eclipse."
His eyes became completely cold.
"So…"
"I will achieve absolute power."
"And never again…"
"Will anything be taken from me without me being able to stop it."
A heavy silence filled the room.
"Enough thinking…"
Vorath spoke:
"Let's move forward… the path is long..."
Vorath opened the door.
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Hello… this chapter was translated into English using AI (ChatGPT), but all the writing was done by a human, which is me. This novel, if anyone reads it, is written for fun. It will have clichés… but not the usual ones like a weak protagonist pretending to be weak, hiding power, getting a weak awakening, or being constantly underestimated. Here, the protagonist is the center of attention. If I continue writing many chapters, they will all be free or almost free. This is just for fun.