Chapter 4 – The Book of Lies and Truth
A few minutes later, Ryuga returned with two notebooks in hand — one new, one old and tattered. He carefully placed the ancient-looking one on the table and handed the fresh one to his father.
"Here, Father. This new book has everything copied from the old one. I wrote it all down so we don't damage the original any further. You can look at the old book too… just be careful."
Granvill and Eliza exchanged a look of surprise. Their six-year-old son… copying books for preservation?
They took both books and sat down to read.
Meanwhile, Ryuga sat there praising himself in his mind.
"Heh. Genius move, Ryuga. Those Chinese fanfics never let me down."
Indeed, his "old book" idea was inspired straight from Chinese fanfictions he used to read in his previous life. Those protagonists always claimed:
"I found the secret technique in an ancient book from the mountains."
But when asked to show the book?
"Ah… it got lost."
"Ah… it was destroyed!"
Absolute nonsense.
How could someone like Bibi Dong, Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, or Spirit Hall elders believe such ridiculous excuses?
So Ryuga improved the system.
He created a real book.
He wrote the contents himself, with deliberate childish handwriting from his left hand. Then he spent 2–3 years damaging it:
– throwing it in rivers,
– dragging it in mud,
– letting kids toss it like a ball,
– stepping on it,
– baking it under the sun…
until it looked authentically ancient.
Inside it, he had written:
How to prepare Whale Glue
The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's location
Notes on the one-million-year Tianmeng Iceworm
The Life Gold location
And his own theories on soul ring absorption
—all gathered from hundreds of fanfictions and various websites from his past life.
As his parents read, their expressions shifted rapidly: shock, disbelief, awe.
Ryuga smirked with satisfaction.
After nearly half an hour, Granvill closed the book with trembling hands. His face turned serious.
"Ryuga… did you show this to anyone? Has anyone else ever read these things besides you?"
He wasn't asking as a father.
He was asking as the Governor of Vast Sea City.
Because he knew: If this knowledge spread, it could ignite war.
Ryuga puffed up his chest proudly.
"No, Father! Do you think I'd let anyone read a book like this? I'm smart, you know!"
His exaggerated adult-like tone made his parents laugh. They reached out and ruffled his hair.
"Good, good. We knew you were clever," Granvill said warmly.
Ryuga's eyes lit up with expectation.
"So, Father… is there anything in the book that can make me stronger? Super strong?"
He already knew the answer.
And more importantly—he needed his father to say it.
Granvill sighed.
"Honestly, Ryuga… most of this book is beyond my understanding. Except for one thing — the Whale Glue. But even then, how can we know the book is accurate? It might all be lies."
Ryuga's eyes welled with tears instantly.
"But I—I want to become stronger… I want to protect Father and Mother…"
Granvill's heart melted on the spot.
"A-ah! Don't cry! Alright, alright — I'll test it. I'll prepare the Whale Glue exactly as the book says. If it works, good. If not… we'll never talk about this again, okay?"
Ryuga immediately stopped crying and grinned.
"You're the best! And I love you too, Mother!"
He jumped into their arms, hugging them tightly.
After talking for a while, Granvill left to prepare the Whale Glue test. Eliza went to check on the manor staff.
Ryuga was left alone in his room.
He smirked.
"Whale Glue? Of course it works. We live in the biggest sea city in the empire. Father can get fifty thousand-year Whale Glue just by waving his hand."
And Ryuga had already written a proper training progression into the book:
Start with 1,000-year Whale Glue
Slowly adapt
Then consume higher-aged versions
Easy.
Now that his parents were gone, Ryuga finally focused on the thing that mattered most—
his cheat ability.
The moment he touched the crystal ball earlier, something had awakened inside him. Now that he had time to breathe, he began concentrating on that new sensation.
And within seconds, he understood everything.
It wasn't a system.
It wasn't a second martial soul.
It wasn't a template.
Nor was it some overpowered golden finger.
Instead—
Ryuga had awakened the Transparent World ability of Yoriichi Tsugikuni from Demon Slayer.
He was stunned.
At first, he thought he might have awakened it as a second martial spirit. But no—this wasn't tied to martial spirits at all. It was purely a reincarnation cheat.
And contrary to what people might think:
He did NOT get breathing styles
He did NOT gain sword skills
He did NOT get Yoriichi's memories
He ONLY got Transparent World
And even that had limitations:
It was not passive
It consumed soul power
He had to train it from scratch
And he had to develop every technique himself
But Ryuga was thrilled.
"In a world with no scientific understanding of meridians, blood flow, or pressure points… this is broken."
He could see:
Muscle contractions
Blood flow
Air movement
Weak points
Killing intent
Spirit power flow
Movement trajectories
With training, it could become terrifying.
Ryuga clenched his fists.
"This cheat… will change everything."
He was also grateful he was born two years before Tang San.
He had overheard the gossip from guards about Tang Hao's battle with Qian Xunji four years ago, and even seen Tang Hao's wanted posters stored in the manor.
But Ryuga didn't care.
He wasn't here to follow Tang San's path.
He wasn't here to be a side character.
He wasn't here to be a good little reader of destiny.
"This is my journey.
And if Tang San's opportunities appear in front of me…
I'll take every last one."
His destiny didn't belong to Tang San.
It didn't belong to Spirit Hall.
It didn't belong to the gods.
It belonged to Ryuga Ash.
Written by :- Ashborn_
Edited by :- Chat GPT