Free Web NovelChapter 48: Chapter 42: Pride of a Neo-Nephilim
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Warning: This Chapter contains graphic content that involves coercion and child abuse.
I do not endorse or promote abuse of any kind, be it mental, physical or sexual on anybody regardless of age, gender, or affiliation.
Do not forget that this is just a dark fantasy novel and even here, abuse is not cool.
You have been warned.
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"I expected there to be less of you. Whatever. It’s better this way. You received two techniques yesterday. Today, I will talk about both of them.
First, I will explain the Hell Lotus Manual. WIth this technique, you will turn the qi inside your body into Hellish Qi, i.e the natural energy of the Underworld. Everyone that cultivates this technique, begins with the same Hellish Qi. But as they grow, their hellish Qi becomes distinct to them.
This Hellish Qi will condense into a Hell Lotus with nine petals into your lower dantian. With that, you will have completed this technique. This is a transitional technique. After condensing your first Hell Lotus, you need the follow up technique, Nine Lotus Hells Technique. It sounds very easy, right? If you keep that mentality, you will die before you even realize it.
We belong to the Land of the Living, so how could it be easy to refine the natural energy of the Land of the Dead? While you’re refining Hellish Qi, the vengeful spirits in the Land of the Dead will try to take over your mind and return to the Land of Living. The accompanying aura of death will also erode your body but that shouldn’t be much of a problem for you all. We taught you Mountain for a reason.
As for the vengeful spirits, you will need a strong will and soul to resist that. That’s where the Seven Emotions Six Desires Mara Demon Visualization comes in. Mara Demon is said to be the Original Tempter and the Lord of Desires. For this technique, you need to visualize the body of the Mara Demon drawn inside the manual. Of course, this technique has its risks as well. If you aren’t careful, you will fall prey to Mara and drown in temptation." ƒrēewebnovel.com
The old man then started to explain how these techniques worked in detail. Zeke was very interested in the Hell Lotus Manual. He listened very carefully, matching the explanation with what he read.
On the other hand, he wasn’t interested in the Seven Emotions Six Desires Mara Demon Visualization at all. He even felt disgusted with the technique. He knew that he would have to try it at least once if he wanted to know the reason behind this feeling. He wasn’t worried about going crazy though. He had his reasons for that.
One, he already was crazy. Second, the System had stripped his soul of everything, his body, his bloodline, his energy, but one thing that it couldn’t do anything about was his SS Grade Will. While he was lost in his thoughts, the head instructor came to him and said, "The Lord wants to see you. Follow me"
Zeke quickly came to his senses and replied, "Yes Sir."
The head instructor led him to an office-like room built inside the cavern. The old man was sitting on a chair, sipping tea. He motioned Zeke to sit in front of him. He then said, "Leave us."
The head instructor bowed and left. Now, it was only the two of them in the room. Neither said anything. When the old man was done drinking his tea, he said, "Well, you are quite patient. Not necessarily a good trait for a member of the Divine Demonic Cult."
Zeke couldn’t think of an appropriate answer so he kept silent. He knew that silence was much better than an idiotic answer in these situations. The old man felt amused. His eyes suddenly sharpened and Zeke felt that he could hide nothing from the man in front of him. The old man suddenly said, "Ho...you certainly are an interesting one. It seems that your title of the Immovable Mountain is quite appropriate. At least in this place."
[Hmph! Fucking pedo! Perverted asshole!]
Zeke was surprised but still didn’t say anything. The old man said, "You may speak freely."
Zeke said, "I don’t know what the Lord is talking about."
The old man said, "Ah...it seems that you don’t know. You must be the silent loner type. Just like someone else I know. I’m getting sidetracked here. Apparently, the other trainees have started calling you the Immovable Mountain, as nobody has been able to shake you from your position as Rank 1.
I heard that except for the first month, when the ranks were random, you’ve stayed firmly at Rank 1. Well, a feat like this must be rewarded. We take the matter of rewards and punishments very seriously in the Cult. You can ask me for anything and as long as it’s reasonable, I’ll grant it. Of course, ask for too much, and I’ll take your head instead."
Zeke thought about it and said, "Nine Lotus Hells Technique. I want it."
The old man felt even more amused. Perhaps coming here wasn’t a total waste of his time. He said, "You’ll already get that in the future. You shouldn’t waste this opportunity and ask for something else."
Zeke shook his head and said, "That’s all I need. If that’s too little, please give me a quill, some ink, and a notebook as well. I haven’t done anything to deserve anything more than this."
The old man laughed and said, "Hu Hu Hu...I’ll send them to you. I’ll even send you more ink, new quills, and even more notebooks every month if you answer one question. I heard that you killed a little girl. Tell me how and why you did it. Also, how did you feel at that time?"
[That’s more than one question.]
Zeke nodded and thought, ’The old man is quite generous.’
Then, he answered, "I felt nothing. I killed her because she tried to kill me. As for how I killed her, I ripped her heart out. She died in an instant."
The old man said, "Why? Did you not want her to feel pain?"
Zeke shook his head and said, "Any other way would have been a waste of my time."
The old man nodded and said, "You can leave now. The head instructor will give you what you need in an hour. Tell him to come here if you see him on your way back."
Nyx nodded and bowed before leaving. The head instructor was waiting nearby. Zeke did as he was told and told the head instructor that the Lord was calling him. Then he returned to the camp with another instructor.
He sat down and started circulating the Three Origins Technique. He stopped when his meridians had started hurting. He opened his eyes and saw that a quill, a bottle of ink, and four books were neatly kept near to where he was sitting. The first three were plain notebooks and the last one was the Nine Lotus Hells Technique.
He stood up, got in stance and punched a wall near him. His fist started bleeding. He simply washed it and then just left it. He looked at the spot where he had punched just now. There were cracks in the stone. He knocked it lightly with his left fist and small rocks fell out, creating a crude shelf in the stone wall.
He carefully put the books there. As for the ink, he dug a hole in the ground and buried it there as he didn’t want it to accidentally spill on the books and ruin them. He took out the Seven Emotions Six Desires Mara Demon Visualization and decided that it was time to check this technique out.
It was a very thin book, with only two pages. But the paper it was written on felt familiar. Zeke touched it and realized that it was human skin. He could also feel some bone powder on the surface so he guessed that this book was written on human skin, with human blood as ink, and by a quill crafted out of human bones.
But Zeke could tell that this wasn’t the reason behind his disgust. He flipped the first page and saw the drawing. It was a demonic figure with three heads on either side of his main head totalling seven heads and seven pairs of arms. He could tell that each extra head represented one of the Six Desires. The main head had a ferocious expression that was somehow seductive at the same time.
It wasn’t lustful seduction but something else. The main head also had an open vertical eye on its forehead. Its mouth was open with its tongue out. Demonic tattoos were drawn all over its body with blood. From what Zeke understood, with each of the Six Desires that they conquered, the head representing it would disappear.
Similarly, with each of the Seven Emotions they conquered, the seven pairs of arms would change poses and somehow stabilize his will. It was standing on one leg, with its other leg was diagonally bent in front of the previous leg.
As he was observing the drawing, he accidentally stared into the eyes of the Mara Demon. The Mara Demon, that was drawn in blood, seemed to have come alive, as its body lifted from the page and rushed into Zeke’s forehead before he could react.
Zeke knew things would go terribly wrong if he didn’t do anything. He quickly sat down and started meditating. He could see that the Mara Demon had invaded his soul and would devour it if he didn’t do something.
He had to get this Mara Demon out-Wait. Demon? He was afraid of a mere Demon?
He finally understood why he felt so disgusted with this technique. A mere Demon wanted to play with his emotions? A mere Demon dared to covet his soul? He was the Neo-Nephilim Primogenitor. Demons were nothing more than prey.
He seemed to have an epiphany. Even if he didn’t have his bloodline, he was its creator and nothing could change that. Not even the System. Even if it erased his timeline, even if nobody remembered, Time would remember. Fate would remember. They would remember that somebody dared to fuck with them.
He roared inside his mind, "I AM THE NEO-NEPHILIM PRIMOGENITOR! I AM...EZEKIEL ASHBOURNE!"
