35 Retracing the Bloodline (2/2)

”Then I shall accept you as my student.”

Van stood up straight and plastered a broad smiled to his face.

”I will not disappoint you, teacher!”

”I know you won't. Here take this.”

The City Lord tossed over a Jade Slip. Van caught it deftly and started to inspect it. On it was the words: ”Personal Disciple”

”This is so you can travel freely in the Celestial Heavens City. You'll even get a discount as a bonus.”

”Thank you, teacher!”

Van was beaming with excitement, during the limited amount of time he had left, he would do his best to study and get stronger.

5 days of intense book reading and training passed, Van had endured many hours of lectures and training sessions with the City Lord. Finally, the Crown had recondensed in Van's Dantian. This time it had turned into an empty throne. Van was slightly confused with its choice of shape for condensation but didn't judge.

He reached out with his spiritual sense and attached a string of Qi to it. Suddenly, he saw a scene appear before him. A few words also appeared in his vision.

”Endure the battle and watch until the end. One must recall one's origins.”

He had appeared in a world with a red sky. The earth below him was brownish yellow dirt. There were mountain ranges on either side that reached far into the distance and seemed to reach the heavens with their summits. That's when Van noticed the two armies on either side of him. There were 7 Mighty gods dressed in Divine Armor. These were existences that even Yu Lin had to bow down to.

There were three gods on either side of the world. But one of the gods sat in the middle of the two armies, upon his head was a black Imperial crown. He had the smallest army, but they seemed to be the strongest force of the three. His physical size was also noticeably larger than the other 6 gods.

That must be my ancestor.

Van thought to himself.

”Senior! I have a question!”

Van yelled into the distance, hoping that his ancestor would hear him. As expected, there was no reaction. The three armies continued to face each other in silence, except for the sound of rustling armor.

This is a memory, I don't really know what I expected from this too be honest. I need to find a place to hide so that my ”body” in this world doesn't get destroyed. After a few minutes of diligent searching, Van found a deep crater nearby. Van jumped inside and started to make himself cozy before turning his attention back to the three armies.

About an hour later, the largest opposing god raised his weapon and let out a battle cry. The rest of the combatants followed and the battlefield descended into chaos. In such a battle of epic proportions, strategy was thrown to the wind and the only thing on the minds of the combatants was the thought to kill.

Van watched in shock as the three armies collided. The middle army held on well despite being pincered by two armies. Van's ancestor fought all 6 gods at once. He wielded a sleek black saber with a streak of violet upon its edge. The Qi fluctuations caused Van's hair to stand on end and he had to swallow a mouthful of blood.

Van stared in awe at the scene. What was his Ancestor's cultivation before he died, that the way he died was by a battle of such a scale?