Grand Trial

The True Beginning

Anthony sat cross-legged In the room making hand signs and constructing an unsealing formation, a barrier removal array, and a Permanent booster talisman, He had also eaten 5 focus pill to increase his concentration on his spirit power, being it was something brewed in the Eper cauldron it was a top-grade, even those five levels above him cannot dare to claim they could make a better one should they see them.

He first performed a natural breakthrough In Link power to the Grey mark By overriding and unsealing the Soul chain that held him back using the barrier removal array. After doing so his Link power surged due to his comprehension and constant accumulation of Power over time, He was now a Grey cloak Magus with a 32%  link power mastery, his prowess made it so he could challenge anybody 20% above him but that was his limit, That being said not many people were good in Magus cultivation and choose to stick to Martial cultivation as although it is said that Magus cultivation has greater lores, Martial cultivation shows immediate long term results and does not require the research Magus cultivation does.

Anthony spent the next three days building and refining his Link power till it reached the peak of the Grey mark, It was only then that he used both the Booster talisman and unsealing array that his power burst through the barrier and Became a yellow-mark Magus and one with a 35% Mastery fo Link power.

When he was done on the night of the third day he felt his consciousness dragged inward deep into the depts of his soul. He was dragged on until his consciousness reached a white room that spread out for 450 meters, Initially, Anthony was surprised but became slightly excited though he did not show it, as there were five Individuals In the room, and he could practically Identify them all, not by name but by race;

The first was a male elf, he stood at 6 foot 0, he had a youthful appearance that matched his light blue eyes, he wore a brown top with a green cloth vest over it along with a pair of green trousers, he held a black longbow and had a bag of golden arrows strapped across his back.

The second Individual was a female who was beast kin of the Bull god Toro's lineage, she had short red hair with black eyes and a thins half meter long black cow's tail, she wore a brown sleeveless tunic and black pants that got to her ankles, she had two great swords sheathed on her back.

The third individual was a female Incubus known as a succubus, a race of lesser devils, she had long black hair with parted bangs and red eyes, she wore a shoulderless black dress that was slit at the bottom, she had a scythe on the floor beside her as she sat, she was roughly 5 foot 10.

The fourth Individual was a Dragonkin made clear by the white wings on his back and scales on his body, he Had Red hair and deep yellow eyes, he had a mature appearance and stood at 6 foot 2, he had no top and wore the bottom of black long pants, He held a White twin-headed spear with condensed light energy for the tip. It was the Dragonkin that George encountered.

The last was a Seemingly Human girl that wore a white dragon head mask, she wore a sleeves white shirt white Black tights under breaches, she had a Blue sword at her waist and stood at 5 foot 10. Anthony felt surprised that he felt a resonance with this girl and blurted, " You're like me" With a stunned expression that nobody could see.

"I see he got here faster than expected," The beast kin said with a laugh, The others shared a look and nodded to the girl. She stepped forth and said with a bow, "Welcome master, to your Spirit space".

Anthony knew what she was talking about and all about the spirit space, It was the whole reason he was In a rush to get to the Yellow mark.

"I assume you were sent down to protect me when whatever happened, happened?" Anthony asked outright to which they all nodded with irked expressions. "I already know about this place, once a Magus reaches the Yellow mark, they gain access to a portion of their soul called the spirit space, This is where the Lost spirits they tame and the contract will be kept as they will corrode if in the real world for too long," Anthony said nonchalantly.

" It seems the Humans here are actually quite competent at teaching your young master team leader," The elf said to the girl. "I agree, at least now you can explain to him the necessities we didn't give the old man The dragonkin said.

"Before we get to whatever that is I need to know your old names you will carry on with them," Anthony said strolling up to the group making them drop to their knees subconsciously.

"My name was Ryo Vara of the dark sun's allegiance, I was one of the Clan chief's most trusted guards before I was abandoned by my peers and Found by your mother who gave me a new lease on life. To protect the young master" The elf said bowing on one knee.

"I was Known as Li Kan, I am of the Ancestral Li Clan, My clan was the original Li clan But we were mostly slaughtered or sacrificed to Various In name god's, I was saved by your father but was made into a descendant of Toro in the process, I wish to use the Life he granted me to protect yours," She said getting up to one knee and bowing. Anthony nodded and looked on.

"I was originally known as Xiao Meng but was Exiled for my devil bloodline and need for Dual cultivation, so I was stripped of my Identity and seek home In your care," She said before groveling," Anthony frowned and asked, "You say you've performed dual cultivation before?"

"No, I said I needed dual cultivation as a succubus thus I am untainted," She said. Anthony's frown disappeared as he said, " As of this day I, your master have granted you the name Sheng Yu, I hope you serve me well"

"Yes, master" Sheng yu said teary-eyed. The dragonkin git up to one knee bowed and said, "I am your faithful servant Ried Dragneel of the Ancient Immortal City, I hope to be of service to you," Anthony nodded In acknowledgment and Turned to The last female that was referred to as team leader.

"And who might you be??" he paused slightly and said, "Afterall I have never heard of a Living person being able to force their way Into another person's Spirit space without being granted access even In my family's old records" with a smile he approached her and reached for her mask with a faint smile.