**Chapter 69: Reignition**
The thunderclouds faded, leaving only golden twilight strewn across the war-torn skies of the Sacred Pearl Dimension. Amid the fractured stone and smoldering embers, Kael stood like a silhouette carved by will and flame. He had passed the Heaven's Tribulation.
His body ached, but every cell in him thrummed with raw vitality. A victory, yes—but not without price.
Selene appeared beside him first, silent and graceful. Her sharp eyes softened when they landed on him.
"Feeling godlike yet?" she asked, arms crossed.
Kael cracked a smile. "Just glad I'm not dust."
Evelyne arrived a moment later, her pace urgent. She dropped to her knees beside Kael and pulled him into a tight embrace. Her lips crashed against his—desperate, relieved.
"Don't ever do that again," she whispered when they broke apart.
He chuckled, "Define 'that.'"
"Everything," she growled.
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**Outside the Dimension — Mortal World**
Nysera sat atop a weathered stone, legs folded, her crimson eyes narrowed at the sky.
"He made it," she muttered.
Valeria nodded, emerald gaze focused beyond the horizon. "But the backlash will echo through the upper realms. He's made enemies we haven't seen yet."
Thalaria stood beside them, arms behind her back. "Let them come."
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**Inside the Sacred Pearl — Later That Night**
Kael reclined beneath the boughs of a spirit tree. Evelyne and Selene nestled close beside him, quiet but not distant.
Evelyne spoke first. "I thought I'd lose you. Again."
Kael kissed her fingers. "You won't. I have too much to live for now."
Selene leaned closer, her voice low. "You remind me of someone I once failed. I swore never to make the same mistake."
Kael turned to her and whispered, "Then let's survive together."
Their bond flared.
And the silence melted into passion.
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**System Alert: Sacred Union Triggered**
> Partners: Evelyne, Selene
> EXP Gained: +4,000,000
> Harem Bond Strengthened — Stat Sharing Improved
> System EXP Stored — Level Up Available
> Stored EXP: 113,000,000
> Realm Advanced: Moonglade Realm — Tier 2/9 *(via Heaven's Tribulation)*
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**The Next Morning — Sin Shop Access**
Kael opened his system interface—but not to spend EXP.
Instead, he accessed the newly enhanced **Sin Shop**, lit in obsidian flame and adorned with relics from forbidden epochs.
> \[Sin Points Available: 1,000,000]
A deep hum echoed through the dimension as he navigated the categories:
* **Weapons**
* **Armor**
* **Bloodlines**
* **Physiques**
* **Talismans**
* **Race Augmentations**
* **Cultivation Techniques**
* **Dual Cultivation Scrolls**
Kael grinned.
> \[Sin Shop Purchases — 1,000,000 Sin Points Used]
* **Selene** — *Phantom Moon Raiment* (Divine Armor)
* **Evelyne** — *Lunar Heart Mantle* (Divine Robe)
* **Thalaria** — *Thunderstorm Aegis* (Lightning Armor)
* **Nysera** — *Crimson Veil Shroud* (Blood-Cursed Cloak)
* **Valeria** — *Whisperwind Sylph Robes* (Nature-Wind Regalia)
Each item pulsed with ancient energy before vanishing—transmitted through the bonded links to his wives.
Selene blinked in her chamber. "He even shops like a tyrant."
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**Suddenly — Tremor Detected**
The chamber floor split. Kael fell through, landing in a hidden stone vault lit by moonfire.
A great celestial gate loomed ahead.
> \[Ancestral Vault Detected: Origin of the Tyrant Warlord]
> \[Trial Inheritance — Initiating Soul Sync]
> \[Reward Upon Completion: EXP 100,000,000 | Sin Points 1,000,000 | Skill: Tyrant's Judgment Flame]
Kael's hand tightened on his weapon. "Let's dance, old ghost."
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**STATUS WINDOW: KAEL VIREN**
* **System Level:** 30
* **EXP:** 10,600,000 / 122,880,000
* **Realm:** Moonglade Realm — Tier 2/9 *(Advanced from Sunbound via Tribulation)*
* **HP:** 42,000 / 42,000
* **Mana:** 49,200 / 49,200
**Stats (with buffs):**
* Strength: 735 ×2.1 ×2 = **3,087**
* Endurance: 700 ×2.1 = **1,470**
* Willpower: 712 ×2.1 = **1,495**
* Charm: 802 ×2.1 = **1,684**
* Intellect: 610 ×2.1 = **1,281**
* Dexterity: 684 ×2.1 ×2 = **2,869**
**Bonded Wives:**
* **Selene** (Skyshatter 9/9, Moon/Shadow)
* **Evelyne** (Moonglade 8/9, Ice/Lunar Flame)
* **Thalaria** (Sunbound 3/9, Lightning)
* **Nysera** (Skyshatter 1/9, Blood/Curse)
* **Valeria** (Skyshatter 3/9, Nature/Wind)
**Pet Panel:**
* Emberfang — Flame Tiger Cub (Tier 3)
* Vira — Sky Serpent Hatchling (Tier 2)
**Cultivation Realms:**
1. Initiate
2. Essence Drawn
3. Veinwoven
4. Soulroot
5. Starforged
6. Sunbound
7. Moonglade ← Current
8. Skyshatter
9. Worldpiercer
10. Heaven's Echo
11. Celestiaflame
12. Worldbreaker
13. Eternal Crown
14. Primordial Ascendant
15–18. Origin Flame (Locked)
**Skills:**
* **Divine Weapon Buff (Passive):** +200% Strength & Dexterity while equipped.
* **Heaven's Sigil:** +15% resistance to elemental/spiritual damage.
* **Harem Bond (Passive):** +30% stat share per bonded wife in battle; +12% if away.
* **Sacred Union:** Triggers major EXP gain, dual realm sync.
* **Tyrant's Judgment Flame** *(Locked — pending trial completion)*
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**Next: Chapter 70 — Vault of the Tyrant Flame**