"Forget it," I muttered. "I'll go to the garden and kill the snake."
It wasn't an ordinary snake—it was a loyal one, willing to give its life for me.
I reached the garden and spotted the snake coiled on a tree branch. Calmly, I drew my knife. I grabbed its head, then swiftly cleaved it. Cold blood dripped from the wound. I placed the body into a box and carried it to the river, throwing it in.
It had been my uncle's favorite, so I had to put extra effort into disposing of it properly.
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[Congratulations! You've completed a side quest.]
[Art Lottery System Activated.]
[You have received 1 ticket.]
[Do you want to spin?]
[Yes] [No]
Of course, I chose [Yes].
[Spinning...]
[Congratulations! You have obtained a Body Art.]
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Name: Eternity-Shaping Spirit Vessel Sutra
Grade: Omniversal Tier – Forbidden Divine Scripture
Theme: Pure Spiritual Qi, Cosmic Soul-Body Fusion, Universe-Rooted Embodiment
Origin: Said to be created by an ancient cosmic entity who never relied on elemental energy or bloodline power. Instead, it drew only from spiritual essence gathered from galaxies, temples of thought, and pure soul realms. This Sutra forges not a body of matter, but of Spirit-Woven Law—enabling one to walk across stars as if they were stepping stones and reshape reality with soul resonance alone.
Cultivation Principle:
"Let the body be still as stars, vast as silence, and radiant as divine intent. Let no flesh define you. Let only the Spirit remain."
This path does not build muscles or bones, but refines every cell into a conduit of spiritual law, transforming the body into a Spirit Vessel of the Cosmos—capable of infinite expansion, compression, and resistance to time, entropy, and dimensional collapse.
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Stages of Cultivation:
1. Spiritroot Foundation (Celestial Cell Awakening)
Each cell becomes a spiritual core. Flesh and bone become spirit-coded constructs.
Immune to physical decay, fatigue, and poison.
Effect: Can meditate for decades. Thoughts become unreadable. Body radiates stillness.
2. Sacred Meridian Blooming (Divine Thread Manifestation)
Meridians evolve into threads of divine will.
Reshape internal structure through thought.
Effect: Teleport via spiritual resonance. Absorb star-born spirit energy.
3. Astral Soul Embodiment (Spirit-Body Overlap)
Soul and body merge completely.
Strikes ignore physical defense, affecting inner laws.
Effect: Gaze can rupture souls. Can exist across spiritual planes.
4. Cosmic Vessel Ascension (Macro-Spirit Expansion)
Body expands or contracts across dimensions.
Gains Cosmic Resonance Field.
Effect: Immune to soul destruction. Attacks ripple across galactic ley-lines.
5. Eternity-Shaping Body (Universe Core Manifestation)
Forms a Spiritual Universe Core in the chest.
Body becomes an eternal Spirit Vessel, capable of birthing or collapsing universes.
Effect: Can reincarnate in any realm tied to one's spiritual code. Words bend reality.
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Signature Techniques:
Soulwave Shatterstep: Steps break enemy soul anchors.
Infinite Spirit Bloom: Unleashes spiritual Qi that purifies, destroys, or reshapes.
Body of the Unwritten Star: Summons a newborn universe for shield or destruction.
> Note: This is one of the most powerful Body Arts in existence. Practicing it will draw immense karma—good or bad.
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As I stared at the system screen, a black crystal suddenly appeared in my hand. Before I could react, it flew into my forehead. Countless memories and techniques flooded my mind.
I passed out from the sheer overload of information.
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Far away, a woman secretly observed me. The Head Maid had assigned her to watch over me for a few days. At first, she thought I was just another spoiled young master, talking to myself. Now, she was convinced I had mental problems.
"Just one more day," she sighed, "and I'm free. How could someone like this be born into our clan?"
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I woke up, staring at the ceiling.
"Ha… Hahahahahahahahahahaha!" I burst into uncontrollable laughter.
"He's finally lost it," muttered the maid outside my room.
Everyone thought I had gone mad from powerlessness.
No... I can see now. Everything. Anything.
I sat up, then crossed my legs on the floor. I focused my mind, linking my energy with the world's core using the Heaven-Sealing Stone and my Divine Soul.
I began cultivating.
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Three days passed.
I informed them that I would enter closed-door training. I instructed them to leave food outside each day—and warned them, if the food remained untouched, assume I had died.
They were shocked at first but soon accepted it. After all, I was the son of the most powerful Spirit Master in the Red Heaven Clan. They believed I was gambling with my life to break through the wall of mediocrity.
I never attended their universities. No one had explained the ranks of Spirit Masters to me. I simply shut the door and began my path.
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One month passed.
Nothing changed.
Two months passed.
Still no change.
One year passed.
Silence.
Ten years passed.
I heard a rumor—one of my sisters had become the youngest Saint.
A Saint? I thought. That's the stage where one can control void and space.
I remembered watching a Saint once slice a meteor into dust. Only someone who had mastered the Law of Space could do that.
I closed my eyes. They had turned completely white.
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Thirty years passed.
"Maria, why do we still bring food to that place every day? I heard a madman lives there," whispered a maid.
"Don't speak nonsense," the other snapped. "Even if he's mad, he's still the Young Master of the Red Heaven Clan—and the son of Elena Loveless."
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