THE RISE OF THE DARK PLAIN

"Explosions of Destiny"

Joom!.....

Several explosions rocked the area, confusion ensued. Panic-stricken people scrambled for safety, their eyes filled with fear and confusion. Students from the nearby Spiritual Academy rushed out, their cultivated robes fluttering in the air as they desperately sought refuge from the sudden turmoil.

Vendors abandoned their stalls, leaving behind their goods, and passers-by, who had innocently been going about their day, now found themselves caught in the midst of a terrifying event.

The deafening sound of the explosions reverberated through the air, shattering windows and scattering debris across the streets.

Smoke billowed from the epicenter of the blasts, obscuring the once-familiar surroundings. The acrid smell of burnt residue filled the air, adding to the sense of disarray and danger.

Amidst the confusion, David Stewart, with his newfound powers and complete, was nearby when the explosions occurred. He instinctively leaped into action, drawing upon his spiritual strength to assess the situation and assist those in need.

His training had prepared him for such unexpected events, and he remained calm amidst the turmoil.

David rushed towards the epicenter of the explosions, weaving through the fleeing crowd, his senses keenly attuned to any signs of danger.

He aided injured individuals, using their spiritual abilities to heal their wounds to the best of his abilities. With each person he helped, he gained a clearer understanding of the nature and cause of the explosions.

As David made his way through the confusion, he noticed a pattern emerging—a sinister energy lingering in the air. It was clear that these explosions were not random acts of violence but rather a deliberate attack on the Spiritual Academy and its surrounding area.

Determined to protect his fellow students and innocent bystanders, David resolved to find the perpetrators and put an end to their destructive plans.

Gathering his strength, David channeled his spiritual energy, empowering his senses and granting him heightened perception. He followed the traces of the malevolent energy, tracing it back to its source.

Along the way, he encounters obstacles and encounters adversaries, each confrontation revealing more about the motives behind the attack.

As David fought his way forward, he discovered that the explosions were orchestrated by a faction seeking to destabilize the harmony of the Spiritual World. Their aim was to sow fear and discord, to disrupt the cultivation practices that have upheld peace and balance for generations.

Fueled by his desire to protect the innocent and preserve the values he held dear, David engaged in fierce battles, pushing his abilities to their limits.

With every adversary he defeated, David gained valuable information, slowly unraveling the web of deception and treachery that had led to this calamity. He formed alliances with other cultivators who shared his resolve, pooling their resources and knowledge to bring the perpetrators to justice.

In the end, through his unwavering determination and support of his allies, David manages to expose the masterminds behind the explosions and put an end to their malicious schemes. The threat to the Spiritual Academy and the surrounding area was quelled, and the perpetrators were brought to justice, ensuring the safety and tranquility of the realm.

As the dust settled and the confusion subsided, David stood amidst the ruins, the weight of his actions and the magnitude of his newfound responsibilities sinking in.

He knew that his journey was far from over, that there would always be challenges to face and promises to fulfill.

But with each trial he conquered, David grew stronger, his resolve unwavering, and his determination unyielding.

The explosions that had once plunged the area into confusion had now become a turning point in David's journey. They had forged him into a formidable cultivator, a protector of the innocent, and a beacon of hope in the face of adversity.

And as he continued on his path, David would carry the memory of that fateful day, using it as a reminder of the power that lies within and the duty to safeguard the world he had come to call his own.

After all, this was the capital of the Bronze Kingdom, the City of the Setting Sun. And this was one of the main avenues, but still, an attack was happening right there.

As the crowd dispersed, five cultivators from the Spiritual King Stage were fighting. 5 of them were attacking the 6th with the clear intention of killing.

This person was none other than one of the important generals of the Bronze Kingdom, Robert Stewart, who was 150-years-old and was already at level 50, Spiritual King Stage, with great possibilities in his future.

However, even for someone talented, fighting four opponents from the same stage was not easy, and soon the general was increasingly at a disadvantage.

"Robert, you should never have had absurd thoughts of getting a mid-level spiritual region as a reward given by the kingdom. Hahaha, as if a newly created noble family like yours could do so."

Not long ago, the kingdom was relocating sovereignty over a region particularly rich in spiritual energy, by the standards of this region, of course. Since the former sovereign family in that region had left the Kingdom Bronze, leaving several noble families thirsty for this place.

Finally, due to Robert Stewart’s meritorious service, he received that region, and he had expectations of increasing his family's strength in a wealthy place like that. However, this was a resource that his small noble family could not own.

Another attacker added with a smile on his face. "Be happy that we'll not touch your son when you die, ha ha ha, and yet we'll give him the lands of the Dark Plain as your inheritance!"

In question, the region of the Dark Plain was an impoverished place, sterile and with a spiritual density considerably low.

"Miserable, don't think I'm going to die without even taking any of you with me."

After saying this, Robert Stewart concentrated all of his spiritual energy presented in his body in a sphere of dark energy, while his vitality as a Spiritual King, who could provide a life expectancy of about 1,500 years, was being sucked at an incredible speed, changing his appearance from a young adult to an older man with both feet in the grave in a single instant.

"a***e, this demented man is going to sacrifice himself. Withdrawal!!!"

At that moment, a big explosion happened in that place, destroying everything along the way in a radius of 40 meters, when three men staggered out while the 5th was thrown in a half-dead state.

There were also several objects flying from the place and reaching the surroundings.

Meanwhile, a young man with childlike features, brown hair, 1.5 meters tall, dressed in a green uniform and holding a backpack on his back, was shocked by the surrounding events when a stone of more than 2 meters wide came towards him.

"AHH!!!"

Unfortunately, he could not escape in time before he was struck. This was Robert Stewart, 10-years-old and the son of the general who had just sacrificed himself.

He was coming to meet his father in front of the Spiritual Academy, after his last day of school, before he could finally start his journey in the world of cultivation.

He then lost consciousness shortly after that. It didn't take long for the situation to calm down, and soon several guards came to control the situation and assist the victims of this attack.

"Eh, isn't that General Stewart's brat?" One of the guards who helped in the rescue asked in a low voice.

"Hmm, and it appears that his situation is grave.

It's better to take him straight to General Stewart’s mansion. Butler Dillan is well versed in spiritual healing. If he could not help him, then we wouldn't help either. Take him fast." Another guard said while helping an older man beside David's unconscious body.

While David was rescued, a hoarse voice suddenly spoke inside his mind. "Boy, your situation isn't the best, tosh, although, despite everything, you also received a chance that many would dream of having."

David then began to speak in a fearful voice. "Who are you? Where are you?"

"Don't be so scared, despite being on the verge of death, that's the good part. My name is Henry Longus, and as for where I am, I am on your mind."

Then the young man asked in disbelief. "Hen... Henry Longus, the first God of our world?"

"Hmm, it looks like my name hasn't been completely forgotten, but I wasn't the first God, just the first human to reach this level."

Soon after, the young man remembered something crucial.

"What did you say? Inside my mind? What do you mean?"

The old voice then answered. "That's right, you are receiving my inheritance, so this fragment of my soul can communicate directly with your mind.

As to why this is happening, it is simply because you have met the requirements for receiving the inheritance."

"But don't get too full of yourself. It just happened due to your location and the fact that your near-death state has changed your physique.

And for certain reasons, I couldn't just wait for a suitable heir to come to me, so that's why I came to you."

David then asked, "Has my physique changed?"

"That's right. You should know that there are five notes for the Physique: Common, Warrior, King, Saint, and Divine; originally, you had one of the King-grade, but due to the incident, it was changed to a mutant Common-grade, which can continually evolve into the Divine-grade.

This must have happened because you had a physicist with unusual abilities, and after the incident, an anomaly was created in your body, generating this rare phenomenon."

"As for the geographic factor, this region was very rich in spiritual energy in my time. That was one reason I created my Spatial Kingdom close to this place.

But I didn't expect the surrounding energy to become so thin after only a few million years... In my days, this place could create Spiritual Sages, but now... Not even Spiritual Emperors could be created in this region."

"This ended up making it difficult for me to find a suitable heir, since to receive my inheritance, the individual needs to have a Divine-grade Physique. And since people are not born with such a physique, finding someone like that in a place like this was almost impossible, since no one talented enough would stay there..."

Meanwhile, the 10-year-old child listened carefully to the words of this historical figure, so the old voice continued. "Boy, my inheritance will give you tremendous potential, since your talent will be even greater than golden talent. However, you must make a promise."

The talent in this world was classified into five rows. They were White, Blue, Black, Silver, and Golden. It is said that talent is equal to understanding, which is one of the two requirements to advance through the stages of cultivation. The other was the accumulation of spiritual energy.

With talent, you can progress without bottlenecks to a particular stage of cultivation, depending on what classification your talent was. For Golden talent, for example, the first bottleneck an individual encounters is at the level of a Spiritual Demigod, and there is a greater than 50% probability that the individual with such a talent will reach this level.

"About what?" David asked curiously. Then he heard. "When I was still alive, I had an innate divination skill, and because of that, I once had a prophetic dream about a very distant future in which this world would face a great external threat."

"Few know this, but the truth is that we aren't alone in the universe, and we are lucky that we have never been found by them before. But don't be so scared, their cultivation is also like ours, it's limited to level 150. However, they are much more numerous.

For example, while we find a lot when we have 4 or 5 Gods at the same time, these forces even have 11 or 14 of them simultaneously."

"So, after my dream, I started creating my inheritance, since I couldn't solve the problem in my days, as there wasn't enough spiritual energy in the environment.

Don't misunderstand. The problem is that this energy is very widespread in the world, and we cannot absorb even 40% of the total. This is also a biological limitation. However, there are still spiritual plants and medicines that can do this, and it is through these resources, we reach level 110."

"You may not know it, but when you reach level 110, cultivators can double the space and create spatial regions, which we call Spatial Kingdoms. These kingdoms can absorb the energy of heaven and earth and concentrate on the inside, creating true cultivation sanctuaries."

"To prepare this place, I dedicated the last 1,100 years of my life to doubling space five times and creating a kingdom that could store a tremendous amount of energy after a few million years."

"Anyway, a few decades ago, the kingdom finally matured completely. So, this is the main part of my inheritance. You must use this space to improve the average level of cultivation on this planet. When it comes to how to do this, after digesting the lot of information that you will also receive, I believe that you'll have a good sense of how to accomplish this."

"These are all boys. Don't let me down, or this whole world could be enslaved. Finally, I think that because of your current state and my inheritance, you may end up being unconscious for a few years, but that will not be such a big disadvantage."

David then responded sincerely. "I will do my best not to waste this chance."

The old voice then said goodbye. "Good luck. I hope you succeed."

...

Meanwhile, outside David's mind, his body was continually being healed by the efforts of the butler, Dillan. However, there was no sign of the young Stewart waking up.

And so, six years passed in the blink of an eye.