(As compiled by Archivist Chisana Tensai of the Celestial Library, 112th Edition.) [You can skip this if you want...though I suggest you don't]
Cultivation
All life draws from the world's breath, Youm, the primordial energy that saturates the mainland.Only those who kindle their inner core may refine it.
At the age of twelve, every human undergoes the Awakening, revealing their Attribute and opening the First Gate: Genesis.From here begins the long ascent—each Gate more unforgiving than the last, each Step steeper than the one before it.
The Gates of AscensionGateSteps
Genesis: 1 Step
Bronze Gate: 3 Steps
Silver Gate: 4 Steps
Gold Gate: 5 Steps
Platinum Gate: 5 Steps
Crystal Gate: 6 Steps
Dark Gate: 6 Steps
Transcending Gate: 7Steps
Dragon's Gate: 7 Steps
Heaven's Gate: 8 Steps
Divine Gate: 8 Steps
Gate of Origin: 9 Steps
Pantheon Gate: 10 Steps
[For now...]
Attributes of The Realm
While certain bloodline attributes remain unrecorded or forbidden to list, the following are commonly observed among awakened cultivators:
Fire / Flame – Pure destruction, radiant shields, battlefield control.
Curse – Fate-twisting afflictions that sap strength and spirit.
Alchemy – Forging, transmutation, explosive mixtures, and protective brews.
Space – Rifts, displacement, spatial folds, and limited temporal distortion.
Damned – Manifestation of an inner beast; wild, brutal, unpredictable.
Plant – Growth, strangling vines, natural armor, toxin creation.
Blood – Vitality manipulation, blood weapons, sacrificial power.
Gravity – Compression, repulsion, crushing pressure.
Electricity – Paralysis, current flow, neural disruption.
Frost – Ice shaping, freezing breath, cryokinesis.
Necrosis – Rot, decay, corrosion of matter—life's antithesis.
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Light – Versatile, healing, cutting, binding, blinding.
Dark – Shapeless power, illusions, consumption, concealment.
Light and Darkness are one-of-a-kind.
They belong only to two siblings:
The Brother, who wields Darkness in its purest form,
And The Sister, who wields untainted light.
These forms are not elemental variants.They are singular manifestations, unmatched and unreplicable.
In case you meet them, pray you are a friend and not a foe, or that they are weak and unable to fully manifest their power.
The Dominant Powers of the Mainland
Humanity survived beneath the watchful presence of Primordial Beasts—colossal, ancient beings that carved the fate of nations.Each kingdom owes its rise to one such entity.
Vermillion Kingdom -The Vermillion Beast
Bone Kingdom -The Three-Headed Bone Serpent
Glacial Empire -The Behemoth
Myriad Depths Kingdom -The Leviathan
Celestial Fang Kingdom -The Emperor Dragon
When calamity threatens their people, these titans have historically emerged to defend their own.Several have not been seen for centuries… yet all tomes remain with the same inscription:Primordials do not die. They only sleep.
Lesser Kingdoms and Vassal Powers
Outside the Five Pillars lie numerous lesser kingdoms:
Some are proud, ancient, and stubbornly independent.
Others bow willingly, seeking protection, trade, or survival from the greater Kingdoms.
A few attempt to stand equal, but they are brought to their knees along with their pathetic pride.
Though their rulers may claim otherwise, all know the truth:They do not compare to the great five.
Non-Human Races of the Far Realms
Beyond human lands, scattered through deep forests, broken mountains, frozen wastes, and submerged dominions, dwell:
Beastmen — half-beast, half-human, fiercely territorial.
Spirits — beings of pure Youm, bound to nature and ancient pacts.
Elves — immortal practitioners of silent arts, reclusive and sharp of mind.
And other creatures and beings.
Only a few races tolerate human presence.
Final Note from the Archivist
You will forget some of this.Humans are fragile, leaky vessels with questionable memory.But fret not.
Chisana Tensai will resurface whenever your mind inevitably collapses into confusion.
tututut… pitiful creatures.
I wonder...what else exists in the other broken realms far off...
M.C's lack of truepersonality is due to certain *)&%^$^%$%^#^%*&&)(*(_(&(*&_&.
Sorry, can't give spoilers.
But it ends later in Volume 2.
Hope you're ready.
P.S. I stole this text from my uncle's basement.
If you tell anyone, I'll erase your memory. (By erasing you)