Day Seven.
Lin King stood at a cliff overlooking the forest.
Seven days survived.
Seven days undefeated.
The system's voice rang out.
[Mission Complete.]
Reward Issued: Talent Unlock + Memory Fragment.]
His vision blurred.
Pain struck his skull.
A memory
Rain.
A tower.
A man cloaked in white light.
A blade piercing his chest.
You were never meant to surpass us, Lin King.
A symbol burned behind that man
A golden eye with three rings.
Lin King staggered.
The Celestial Order
The system responded.
[Memory Fragment Identified.]
Killer Affiliation: The Celestial Order.]
Raijin growled beside him.
Lin King's breathing steadied.
So it was you.
Then
The second reward activated.
His body trembled.
The sky darkened unnaturally.
[Talent Unlocking…]
[Error.]
[Error.]
[Reclassification in Progress.]
The system's tone changed.
[Talent Acquired: Infinite Beast Evolution.]
Silence.
Even the wind stopped.
Infinite Beast Evolution:
Any contracted beast has limitless evolution paths.
No rank cap.
No bloodline restriction.
Growth speed increases after each evolution.
Lin King slowly lifted his head.
So that's why they killed me.
Because if he had this in his first life
No one could have stopped him.
Raijin stepped forward.
Lightning surged violently.
The system chimed again.
[Hidden Path Unlocked for Raijin.]
Storm Tyrant Wolf (B-Rank)
Void Thunder Sovereign (SS-Rank)
Lin King's eyes burned.
The Celestial Order
He clenched his fist.
You made one mistake.
You didn't erase me completely.
Raijin howled.
The clouds split apart.
Somewhere far above
In a floating palace of white marble
An elder opened his eyes.
He awakened.