Monday, May 25, 675, at 8:45 AM, a refreshing breeze caressed the students' hair.
The winds of Jeju Island were filled with life energy, enough to dispel the negative energy that resided in their hearts and amplify the positive energy within them, bringing them a sense of peace.
One student murmured, his voice filled with contentment, "Jeju Island would be the best resort for mental and emotional rest if it weren't for the more than 300 million dungeons of various ranks. Currently, there are only 246 million dungeons, half of which remain unopened and show no signs of opening, yet they are still dangerous."
"Ahhh, Jeju Island is like paradise placed in hell," a student sighed in frustration. Jeju Island is the best place to recover their mental strength and heal their spirits from injuries, thanks to the Life Gu, which spreads life energy throughout the island's Rank 9 earth.
And there is the Time Gu. Rank 9, which speeds up time on Jeju Island by 4 times, meaning 12 days on Jeju Island are equivalent to 3 days outside of it.
Therefore, it was one of the best places to train in the refinement and fusion of Go, due to its abundant life energy and the significantly faster flow of time.
Students on Jeju Island felt at ease, unconcerned by the watchful eyes of the inhabitants of the other five continents.
While the students were on the island, they encountered several waves of monsters ranging from Rank C to Rank A just minutes after entering the dungeons.
However, the students of the Vrselkin Academy had no trouble fighting monsters due to their journeys to high-ranking dungeons and rigorous training.
The missions they performed within the academy meant that the A-rank dungeons ranged from easy to medium difficulty.
In the southeastern part of the continent, there was a group of students consisting of 23 regular students and 12 elite students. Ten students from the Legends class battled a wave of monsters that emerged from an SS-rank dungeon.
Despite the overwhelming number of monsters, nearly 3,000, the 45 first-year students didn't seem intimidated by the sheer number difference. They were incredibly motivated, using their Life Gu and Time Gu abilities to feel a great sense of relief and notice a significant increase in their energy recovery rate. However, this didn't mean there was no price to pay.
By leaving Jeju Island, they would have lost nine days of their lives. Even knowing this didn't faze them much, as the lifespan of a conscious human in this world is a thousand years, so nine days wouldn't affect them much.
"You filth! Taste my sword!" shouted one of the students.
He excitedly sliced through ten monsters in a single blow as if it were nothing, warm blood trickling down his clothes and face.
He then headed towards Another group of monsters among us smiled menacingly, unleashing several energy blades that hissed softly as the air cut.
Slash... Slash... Slash
Dozens of monsters were dying at his hands without any significant resistance, and this only fueled his arrogance. He turned his gaze toward a giant, 12-meter-tall black lion-like monster.
A cold smile spread across his face as a chilling green glow flickered in his eyes.
He muttered in a low, arrogant voice, his sword poised in an attack stance.
"A dungeon boss would be a valuable prize. I'll earn a lot of achievement points for killing him."
A dull blue aura emanated from his body as he looked toward the SS-rank dungeon boss.
The dungeon boss, his eyes glowing with a crimson glow, unleashed a powerful roar that shook the entire area. "Aaaaaaah!"
The five-meter-long plot of land transformed into a two-meter-deep pit.
Before he charged towards that student, whose expression hadn't changed an inch,
As the lion approached, a wicked smile spread across his face before he muttered in a low voice,
That student, with the agility of a lion, swung his sword towards him, a great killing intent emanating from him, followed by a soft hiss that cut through the air.
Slash
Twelve paces away, the dungeon leader stood motionless for several seconds before being severed in two, his body falling in two.
Blood gushed forth, and internal organs, food scraps, and waste from his stomach and intestines created a scene filled with dread and disgust at the stench of blood and the remnants of the food the dungeon leader had consumed before his death.
Several students turned their gazes towards that student from the Legends class, their eyes filled with undisguised admiration.
"Wow, Master Edward Brezek is incredibly strong. He's one of the most..." Talented students who qualified for Year 2
"So what? You forgot Armin and Tom are both from the general student class, yet they received perfect scores and are considered among the strongest students in the elite class, even stronger than most of the students in the Legends class."
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A sigh of annoyance and resentment escaped Edward's lips as he listened to the students' words. Although he wanted to beat them to death, he found himself agreeing with them because he came from a noble family and received training resources—Potions and Refinement Pills—from Rank 9 to Legendary from the Academy, being from the Legendary Class.
Unlike them, they only received Rank 7 to 8, which explains their rapid development—a testament to their unparalleled talent.
Edward, his thoughts jumbled, muttered under his breath, a faint smile playing on his lips.
"Current."
A system screen appeared, a mix of blue, red, and light yellow, displaying Edward's current statistics.
[Name: Edward
Nickname: Edward Brezek
Age: 16
Availability: Emperor Body, Sacred Void, Zhao Jin Wu Complete - Heavenly Perfection Body - Divine Elemental Body
Main Wing: Great Void [Closed]
Wing Type: Secondary
Secondary Wing: Pool Wing
Sync Percentage: 75%
Wing Type: Sub-Wing
Title: None
Occupation: Student at the Vrsalkin Academy
Talent: ???
Kono Rank: Demon Ruler (Higher/Medium)
Mana Rank: MA∞
Saql Rank: Stage 9: MBeyond Immortality: A Realm-Transcendent Entity
Gu Rank: Level 8 - Intermediate
Wall Points: 135,465
Contribution Points: 3 Million]
A satisfied smile spread across Edward's face as he gazed at his statistics window. Anyone who saw it would be shocked to discover he possessed one of the Zhao Li Child Bodies, which appeared only once every few centuries. The owners of these bodies were unparalleled talents in the cultivation world, possessing a Datian Root and a Sacred Perfection, a rare occurrence throughout history, and possessing absolute and unstoppable talent and power.
And he had acquired all of them, in addition to the Level Up System.
His luck was openly and blatantly defying the heavens, yet he smiled contentedly at his unique fortune.
While checking his current level, Edward was planning his future endeavors, such as acquiring a Spirit Ring forged from the Forest Spirit Tree billions of years ago, in the time of Alessandra and Zhao Li.
Several messages appeared in a sequential system. His smile widened from ear to ear.
[Question 1: For the Midterm Exam Series: Joining the Midterm Exam on Jeju Island - Completed]
[Reward for Quest 1: For the Midterm Exam Series: Joining the Midterm Exam on Jeju Island: 54 Achievement Points, 5-Point Increase in All Stats]
[Question 2: For the Midterm Exam Series: Arriving on Jeju Island - Completed]
[Reward for Quest 2: For the Midterm Exam Series: Arriving on Jeju Island: 35 Achievement Points, 3 x Level 6 Cultivation Enhancement Potions, and 2 x Level 8 Healing Potions]
[Question 3: For the Midterm Exam Series: Clearing an SS-Rank Dungeon - Completed]
[Reward for Quest 3: For the Midterm Exam Series: Clearing an SS-Rank Dungeon: SS Monster Mana Stone and Saint-Rank Beast Master Robe]
He Edward placed the System's mission reward in the Dimensional Space, knowing its purpose and not needing it now or in the near future, but no one knows what the future holds.
Despite this, a look of bewilderment crossed Edward's face as he looked at the Pool Wing and the Great Void Wing, both currently closed. Furthermore, the System wouldn't answer his question, no matter how hard he tried, claiming his level was still too low.
But what shocked him was when the Pool Wing activated the first time he obtained it after completing the System's mission to find the body of a member of the Kethali family.
He discovered that activating the wing caused the same thing that happened to members of the Grand Dukes and some major sects and clans when using the Entity Pool, which Normana had granted to a group of humans.
This led him to conclude one thing: "There's something hidden from the eyes of the inhabitants of this world, and I'll find out what it is soon," Edward muttered to himself as he deactivated the System window.
He turned to the students who were with him with a smile as cold as ice, and the System window reappeared, announcing the next mission.
[Mission] 4. For the midterm exam series: Kill 44 students from the academy, specifically from the Ordinary, Elite, and Legendary classes.
Number of Ordinary students: 23
Number of kills: 0/23
Number of Elite students: 12
Number of kills: 0/12
Number of Legendary students: 10
Number of kills: 10/0
Mission duration: 1 hour
Punishment: Heavenly Tribulation, 100 times stronger than Ordinary, with an 89% mortality rate
Reward: Key to a XXX+ rank dungeon, treasure map
Edward stared at the system window with a lukewarm smile, his intention to kill clear. The system had given him this mission three days before the written exam, and he had ample time to plan how to gather the necessary number of students.
Edward wasn't foolish enough to die for others; he would kill for his own goals in a world where the strong devour the weak, a world where good and evil exist. One thing is to do anything to survive in this cruel world.
"System, are there any recording devices here right now?" Edward thought to himself, asking the system. The system's screen appeared, answering his question immediately.
[No, Host. The recording devices haven't reached this location yet. It will take three more hours.]
Edward's smile turned from lukewarm to terrifying as he muttered coldly, glancing at them again. "Let's begin the hunt, students of the Friskine Academy, or rather, my dear friends."
Edward approached one of the Legends class students, the second strongest after him, who had reached the rank of Master just three days prior. The others ranged from the highest Legends rank to the lowest SSS++.
A look of surprise crossed the student's face as he looked at Edward Brezek, whose murderous intent emanated aggressively from his body every second.
"Mr. Edward Brezek, is there something that's starting to frighten me?" A young man's voice trembled with anxiety at Edward's silence and the murderous aura that surrounded him.
He wielded his sword, dripping with a sickly green, red, and yellowish-yellow blood that left a trail wherever he went.
Slash
Edward's sword slashed down with a sharp hiss as it severed the student's neck.
He easily severed the student's head.
The student's expression, initially tense, turned to disbelief and resentment, etched into his features as his head fell into a blood-filled pit.
The sound of his head hitting the small pool of blood was heartbreaking.
Hearts
The student's body collapsed to its knees after his head hit the pool, warm crimson blood gushing from his neck like a fountain, staining Edward's clothes and body with a crimson dye made from fresh, warm blood.
The System window appeared immediately after he killed the student.
[Mission 4:] [Kill 44 students from the Academy, including the Ordinary, Elite, and Legendary classes]
[Bao Xin, a Legendary class student, Master level - Late -, has been killed]
[Reward: Acquiring all of Bao Xin's Legendary class possessions]
[Number of Legendary class students: 10
Number of kills: 10/1]
The students' expressions shifted to shock, awe, and fear of death as they looked towards Edward, who was gazing at the system without any concern for their plight.
This was a significant reward, and the system's message was like oil on a fire, making his desire to complete the mission even stronger: acquiring a student's possessions and then converting them into Contributor Points by selling them to the system. This made himHe was certain that the crime would be perfectly executed, and on top of that, countless benefits fueled his desire every second.
"What have you done, Edward Brezek? Are you insane? Why did you kill him?"
"You vile bastard! You'd better stop your actions, or you'll face punishment from the Versleken Academy!"
"You pile of filth! You want to kill us after we trusted you and helped you all these days? Is this how you repay our kindness, you ungrateful, stinking creature?"
"You'd better surrender. Even though you killed Bao Xin, you did it purely by chance. You won't be able to kill us because of Annie's teleportation ability, which will transport us to the Academy."
"Yes, my friend is right. When we're in danger, we'll teleport to the Versleken Academy and report your filthy actions to the supervisors."
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Edward continued to listen to the insults hurled by the Versleken Academy students, confident that they wouldn't They would die because of a teleportation spell that would transport them to safety. That's why they had all this courage towards Edward, who remained silent.
He didn't utter a single word.
Edward's expression was cold, not one of fear or anxiety, but one of pure confidence that he wouldn't encounter any problems due to the disaster that would befall Jeju Island, which he had discovered during the System 5 mission of the Midterm Exam series.
A cold smile appeared on his face, his eyes glowing with a chilling light, and he burst into loud laughter after hearing what he considered nothing more than funny jokes. "Hahaha! Hahahahaha!"
Surprised expressions appeared on the students' faces as they looked at Edward, who was laughing like a madman.
"Has he lost his mind?"
"I don't know, but the situation is becoming unsettling. We should leave."
"You're right. If we go to the Vrsalkin Academy 30 minutes after the start of the Midterm Exam, it will be like an ugly stain that will never go away, and we'll lose our reputation as students of the Academy." "Versleken is in the eyes of the world."
The 43 students began talking amongst themselves, but none of them held back, certain of one thing: they wouldn't last long against Edward.
The difference in strength was enormous. The strongest among them was at the Legendary Rank—the pinnacle—while Edward was currently at the Demonic Ruler Rank, even higher. There was a difference of seven Titan ranks compared to the strongest, and more than ten Titan ranks compared to the weakest student.
Although they didn't know Edward's true strength, they felt that a single strike from his sword would be enough to kill them.
"Have you finished your chatter? You're truly pathetic. You rely on the power of the Academy, Versleken, really."
"Whoever becomes arrogant and conceited because of a power that isn't theirs is the first person to die in this world."
"And you will die one day. As for the spell you rely on for survival, I disabled it for you long ago." "A long time."
The expressions on everyone's faces turned to terror, their features darkening as they looked at Edward, remembering the events of the past few days and the kindness and good treatment he had shown them, despite being far stronger than them.
"You tricked us. You've been planning to kill us from the beginning, haven't you, Edward Brezek?" The voice of a student from the Legends class was filled with terror and disbelief.
This made everyone look at Edward with even greater fear than before.
"Yes, I've been planning to do that from the beginning. However, I didn't think I could fool you so easily. You seem to be a bunch of fools after all," Edward spoke harshly and mockingly, then pointed his sword at them after throwing Bao Shen's headless body. It struck a tree, making a soft hiss as something broke. The bones of Bao Shen's body shattered from the impact.
All of Edward's enemies turned their gaze to Bao Shen's headless and completely disfigured body, so badly mutilated that it was difficult to recognize. Even his own family was unaware of it.
Without a second's hesitation, the students fled in different directions, realizing that staying even a second longer would mean the end of their lives.
Edward watched them flee for their lives with a cold, mocking smile.
He muttered, "The Slave Pill is activated."
"You slaves, I order you to stop immediately!"
A faint red light appeared on the bodies of the fleeing students, freezing them in place, unable to move. They collapsed 20 paces from an SS-rank cell.
Absolute shock was etched on their faces as they realized they had ingested the Slave Pill, which makes anyone who takes it a slave to the pill's owner. This brought back memories of Edward's words from the day before.
Flashback
The day before the start of the exam, Edward and the 44 students were bored.
In training room BT 04 34, in wing Eastern
A warm smile graced Edward's face as he looked at the students, holding the black box containing 44 red pills, almost pinkish in color.
"My dear friends, you've helped me throughout the past days, and I passed the written exam thanks to your help and unwavering dedication."
"I will never forget your kindness."
Awkward glances crossed the students' faces as they listened to Edward's eloquent and polite words, which filled their hearts with joy like a fire in a furnace.
"You're welcome, Mr. Edward Brezek. We're friends."
"Why thank us? We're friends after all, and friends support each other."
"We promised to finish the year together, and your success is our success."
A smile full of happiness spread across Edward's face as he looked at his friends. Salty tears began to well up in his eyes, and his nose started to run. He immediately wiped them away. "Thank you. No one has ever treated me like this. I've been treated like trash by the whole family." "Brezek"
"As for you, even though you only knew me a few days ago, you supported me in passing the written exam, and one day I will reward you for what you did for me."
"Here are some Grade 9 pills that prevent me from being affected by Jeju Island, meaning your lifespans will not be shortened by more than three days."
The 44 students wanted to refuse, but looking at Edward's expression, which showed no intention of letting them refuse his request, and also because Grade 9 pills and potions were extremely rare, especially those free of any impurities, were considered treasures possessed by him.Only powerful tribes, sects, and kingdoms remained.
Therefore, they had no reason to refuse such a tempting offer; to do so would be more foolish than chivalrous.
Edward distributed it among the students, his handsome smile and the lingering traces of tears on his face deeply moved them. Their hearts softened towards Edward, yet inwardly they chuckled maliciously, thinking him a fool. They had won a priceless treasure.
"What a fool!"
"A naive idiot who would give away something like this!"
"It seems I've struck gold."
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The students were mocking Edward with every imaginable insult in their hearts, while outwardly smiling.
Hypocrisy shone through in their hearts as they spoke and thanked Edward, but only superficially.
Humans are always two-faced, hiding their true selves beneath a multitude of masks of love, gratitude, and friendship. A doctor, and even hated the arrogance of a coward.
"Thank you, Edward."
"We will never forget your kindness."
"You are a true friend. Thank you on our behalf for everything."
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Edward scratched the back of his head, embarrassed by the praise and thanks he received, which were filled with hypocrisy and poured out without restraint.
"It's my pleasure. You are my friends, and I will help you with anything you need."
Smiles of happiness appeared on the students' faces, while smiles of malice and evil flickered in their hearts as they looked towards Edward.
End of Flashback
Meanwhile, Edward walked towards them with steady steps.
With a smile full of murderous intent, he unleashed his aura and murderous will without even a hint of inhibition.
"He's...he's a higher-ranking Demon Ruler," a student from an ordinary class blurted out, terrified, before Edward sliced him in two.
"Wh...what?" He fell The upper part of a student's body lay on the ground, covered in the blood of the monsters who had previously killed it. The sound of the student's body hitting the ground was deafening.
The students' hearts stopped; they forgot how to breathe.
After several seconds, blood spurted from the remaining part like a fountain, along with the remnants of the breakfast he had eaten—his intestines, which seemed to dance.
"Let's finish this quickly. I'm getting bored," Edward's voice was filled with contempt as he spoke to them.
But they didn't answer him. Shock had prevented them from breathing. What could be the reaction to Edward's provocation?
Edward muttered under his breath as he looked at the students.
Time then stopped, and Edward moved with light steps, cutting the students' bodies in gruesome ways. He cut away parts of their brains, revealing gray brain tissue, and some cut off the upper halves of their heads, while others were cut into small pieces.
The students' bodies were horrific.
The gruesome sight of the corpses was enough to shatter and He instilled terror in the hearts of the most hardened.
After Edward killed all the students, time began to flow normally again.
"Hahaha, they wanted to eat me alive and live off my back! What a bunch of fools!"
"Sometimes even a rat thinks it's king when the cat's away."
Edward spoke with a tone of contempt and mockery towards the students' corpses, then turned his gaze towards the system window, which appeared announcing the completion of a mission.
[Midterm Exam Mission 4: Kill 44 students from the academy. Two students from the three classes: Ordinary, Elite, and Legendary. Completed.]
Number of Ordinary students: 23
Number of Elite students: 12
Number of Legendary students: 10
Number of Legendary students: 10
Number of Legendary students: 10
Mission duration: 1 hour
Punishment: Heavenly Tribulation 100 times stronger From a normal 89% mortality rate
Reward: Key to an XXX+ rank dungeon, treasure map, and all student items in their possession
[Do you want to use the important reward?] [Yes] [No]
Edward refused to accept the important reward, transferring it directly to his dimensional space. He knew it was useless and that the map would only take him to a specific location within the dungeon the system had granted him access to.
Therefore, it was best to use it during their upcoming vacation.
Edward glanced at the students' corpses with a hint of disgust and snapped his fingers. A void appeared, devouring the bodies of the students and anything that might reveal their involvement or indicate a massacre. He decided to release them from the void on the second day of the test.
"Everything was organized. Even if they manipulated any concept or law, they couldn't do anything. I swallowed up fragments of the Sea of Time that tell the story of what happened."
Edward continued on his way. Goo heads towards the Origin Tree to obtain what he desires: the Spirit Ring, for which he will do anything to acquire.