'Is this it? Is this how my life ends?'
That was the first thought that came to Tsarayu's mind. That day was supposed to be a day of celebration for him.
It was his 19th birthday and after much hesitation; he had finally gathered up enough courage to propose to his childhood friend. A proposal, to which Ha’na responded in kind and accepted; the feelings they had for each other were mutual. The girl he had loved for such a long time had finally become his girlfriend.
Unfortunately, things don't always go the way we want them to be.
On the way home, a man ran towards him. Catching up from behind that man was a middle-aged woman screaming 'THIEF' at the top of her lungs.
Tsarayu was able to tell that the man running away was a thief. He wanted to step aside and let the guy pass through to save himself some trouble, but his conscience wouldn't let him do so. When he saw the woman's sad and tearful expression, running after the thief, his heart grew soft.
Tsarayu decided to try to stop the thief by blocking his way. But things didn't go as he planned. He was young, naive, and rather inexperienced. As soon as he stood in the thief's path of escape, the thief swiftly took out a knife from his pocket without Tsarayu noticing. As soon as he grabbed hold of the thief, the knife was fiercely thrust into Tsarayu's chest. The pain made him tremble and made it difficult for him to breathe, but he didn't release the thief even when he was under such agonizing pain.
More people came to help, and together, they brought down the thief. But as soon as the thief was restrained, Tsarayu collapsed on the ground, blood flowing out of him endlessly. He was experiencing an extreme amount of pain, and he knew he wouldn't survive long. He wondered, was it the right choice for him to intervene? Had he let the thief pass through, he would've been alive, unhurt.
Tomorrow was Sunday, and he could have had enjoyed his very first date with his girlfriend; but now, it was all nothing but a far-fetched dream.
'I wonder how sad my mom will be if she finds out. Will Suki be sad too?'
'Sorry Dad, you were right, your son is stupid. Can't even stop a thief without dying.' He wanted to laugh at his current situation, but under extreme pain, it came out only as a grunt.
Before he even noticed it, his vision suddenly started to darken slowly until he could finally see nothing but pitch black. He could only hear the sound of an ambulance siren coming near. Then abruptly, everything ended. No sound, no light, no pain.
He wondered if he had already died, for he could feel nothing. He felt like he was in that state for eons before even able to barely feeling something. He could feel again, albeit what he felt was pain, but this was a pain different compared to what he experienced before. Compared to the pain he felt when dying, it was nothing.
He could also feel his body, smell, and hear the sound of air flowing in the room. He was lying on something soft, probably a bed. He wondered if he was in the hospital and was somehow saved by a doctor.
He carefully tried opening his eyes, and thus slowly, they opened. He could see things around him. He then tried looking at his body but found no wound, nor a scar on his chest. He grew confused, and tried looking around, but what he saw made him even more confused. He was in a luxurious but ancient-looking room. There weren't many things in the room, except for a bed and a few more items, including some books.
Before his thoughts could start to stray, his head started hurting again, as if it was about to burst. That was before strange and foreign memories started appearing in his mind. After a few moments, everything ended; the pain that is. He was smart enough to understand what was happening. He died on Earth, came to a new world, and occupied the current body that he was moving.
Now, he had two sets of memories. One from his original life on Earth, and the other from the person whose body he was occupying. He stood up and walked to the front of an ancient-looking mirror hung on the wall, and sure enough, what he saw was the unfamiliar appearance of the guy from which he got his second set of memories from.
From those memories, he understood a few basic things. He lived in the kingdom known as the 'Weng Kingdom' in its capital city called Grand City. The person he took over was named Tsashi, and he was 12-years-old this year. Even he was astonished by how handsome he looked.
He had long dark hair, a chiselled face, a perfect nose, and a beautiful smile, but what attracted him the most was the set of beautiful yellow eyes. His pupils were light yellow. He had seen countless people on Earth with blue or brown eyes, but never had he seen the light golden iris, similar to the blazing sun.
After admiring himself for a few minutes, he went back to bed and started to think about everything he knew. Tsashi was the grandson of the clan leader of the Tsa Clan. The Tsa Clan was one of the three major powers occupying the capital city of Weng. The other two being the Qin and the Suwon Clan.
These three clans were said to possess power almost as much as the imperial clan of Weng, and Tsashi's Grandfather, Tsaki himself, was one of the strongest cultivators in Weng. His cultivation was only slightly less than the emperor himself.
Tsashi's father, Tsa sheng, was the second child of Tsaki, and he was said to possess the highest talent amongst all of Tsa sheng's children. At the humble age of twenty-nine, he had already reached a cultivation base at the peak of Gold Core. Everyone praised his talent and it was almost given that he'll become the next clan leader. That is until the tragedy struck.
One day he was assassinated. Rumors circulated that three assassins attacked Tsa sheng, all with a cultivation base higher than him. He fought fiercely, killing one assassin and injuring the second one, but alas, he died during the fight.
Tsaki was furious, and he tried to find the culprit, but every investigation he had done,arrived at a dead-end.
Tsa sheng only had one son, Tsashi, who possessed even better talent than his father, and he could've taken the Tsa Clan to greater heights.
Tsashi was hailed as a genius appearing only once in a million years. He started cultivating when he was six and achieved the peak of the body refining realm after just two years. It was a feat that ordinary people would have taken at least four to five years to achieve.
The world he arrived in seemed to practice cultivation and had ten stages of cultivation in every realm before you could break through to the next one. Tsashi was already at the peak of the Body Refining Realm. He would've broken through to Spirit Establishment in the next six months, but things didn't go as everyone thought.
For he too became an assassination target.
Tsashi was merely eight years old when he achieved the peak of the Body Refining Realm, which was the tenth stage. Throughout the entire country, he was at the top, his talent matchless amongst the people of his generation. Even the kids from the Royal Clan weren't a match for him. But even then, he never grew complacent and always kept working hard. There was only one source of motivation behind his hard work. After his father's death, he wanted to be stronger. Strong enough so that his mother won't have to worry about him. He wanted to have the strength to uncover the identity of the people behind his father's death and take his revenge. He wanted to be strong enough to protect everyone; so that none of his family members would ever be endangered just as how his father was. Even as a child, Tsashi knew the importance of strength.He continually strove to better himself, working hard every day to achieve his goals. Every time he made a breakthrough, he would happily run to his mothe
Eventually, the masked man moved. He disappeared from Tsashi's sight. Without wasting any time, Tsashi crushed the talisman in his hand. In this world, medicine, treasures, weapons, and talismans were all categorized by grades. The lowest grade being mortal grade, above which came Spirit, Earth, Sky, and more. Tsashi had only heard about Sky Grade and above but he had never seen any treasure of such a high grade. There was no Sky grade treasure in all of Weng. Even in a nearby kingdom, there was a similar case. The highest grade treasure in all of Weng was only at Earth grade.The talisman that Tsashi had used was a mid-level Spirit grade talisman called Divine Protection Talisman. It was so expensive that ordinary people couldn't even afford it. Only large clans were able to buy one. Its primary advantage was that it could stop the attacks from early gold core realm cultivators.Although, after repeated attacks, it could be broken. It would nevertheless provide some protection. This
"Everything is fine now, Jietsu. Grandpa won't let anybody hurt you anymore. Let's go home now; your mother must be waiting for you," said Tsaki while smiling at Tsashi. However, to his dismay, he received no response.He looked at Tsashi only to see him looking back at him, but his lifeless eyes had no focus, and his face was expressionless. He was just lying there limply."Jietsu??? Are you alright? Say something..." Tsaki said in a tender voice. Unfortunately, he received no reaction at all from Tsashi. All he saw was a pair of lifeless eyes, staring back at him."Alright, let's go home. You're probably tired, you need some rest." After saying so, Tsaki flew towards the Tsa Manor while carrying Tsashi in his arms.Tsaki entered the mansion with Tsashi in his arms and straightaway went to Tsashi's courtyard. His courtyard was beautiful and huge, which was to be expected as it was, after all the dwelling of the genius young master of the Tsa Clan. The outside was covered with a bea
After getting up from bed, Tsarayu walked towards his wardrobe. There were many luxurious clothes inside with varying designs for specific occasions. Tsarayu picked a few out of them to wear. As he got dressed, he decided to wear a golden robe just like the one that Tsaki often wears, the robe with Lions embroidered on it. After getting himself ready, Tsarayu looked at himself in the mirror. He had to admit that he certainly did look like the prince of an empire. No wonder the others were so jealous'If I was as handsome as I am in my right now in my previous life, how amazing my life would have been,' thought Tsarayu as he laughed. He had long hair and thin lips, golden pupils, and a beautiful smile. His luxurious yet straightforward clothes, coupled with his handsome appearance, mesmerized even himself. After admiring his appearance for what seemed like a long time, Tsarayu decided that it was finally time to go out. He opened the door and took his first step out. He was greeted
Tsarayu took his first step inside the Martial arena. After walking a few steps, Tsarayu had realized that some people had started noticing him and were staring at him now."Everyone, we are so lucky today. We have the privilege to see our Clan's youngest generation's strongest genius, Young master Tsa shi.... hahaha." Someone's mocking voice came from nearby. Tsarayu looked in that direction and recognized the guy who spoke. He was called Tsa Jin. He was also part of the Tsa Clan but was from a small branch family.Tsa Clan had quite a rich heritage in this kingdom. It had quite a few branch families spread throughout the nation while the main family resided in the capital. A competition was held in those branch families every year to see the performance of the younger generation, and the winners of those competitions were rewarded with a chance to come to the main family for cultivation and get better opportunities and resources in life.Tsa Jin was one of these few branch family ki
"Oh?... And just why would I need a slave like you? Wouldn't it be even better for me if I just crush you right here and right now?" Tsarayu said with his charming smile still on his face. His words scared Tsa Jin even more."Please... please forgive me, young master Tsashi… I would never do it again." Tsa Jin said, but by this time he already had tears in his eyes."Don't hurt me, Master Tsashi... it… it… it is against the clan rules to hurt a clan member, especially killing. Even if I am from a branch family, you'll still get punished if you do it," Tsa Jin said as tears kept falling from his eyes."Tell me two things. Firstly, how would anyone know that it was I who killed you? We are all alone here right now. Secondly, I can't even kill a fly in the clan's eyes. I'm just a harmless little guy. No one would even think that I killed you," Tsarayu stopped for a moment and then continued. "And most importantly, you know even if I'm not a genius that I once was in my clan members' eye
Just when Tsarayu was about to pass by treasure Hall, he saw the doors of the treasure Hall open and a beautiful young girl came out of it. Tsarayu was able to recognize her. She was the daughter of the Grand Elder of the Tsa Clan, Tsazhang. Her name was Tsa Xia Ying.Tsazhang was one of the most influential members of the Tsa Clan. In terms of strength, he was only weaker than the Patriarch and the supreme elder of the Tsa Family. Tsazhang only had one daughter and his wife had died when his daughter was only 12 years old due to sickness. Tsazhang doted on her a lot and tried to fulfil every wish of hers.Tsa Xia Ying looked to be about 16 - 17 years old. She had flaming red hair, which was Long and shiny. She was wearing a bright red gown, which ended only slightly below her knees, showing her Jade like milky white legs below.Tsarayu was amazed as he glanced at her. She was big at places where she should be and thin at places where she should be. Her tight gown wrapped around her c
Tsa Xia Ying turned back towards the direction that voice came from and saw that it was Elder Yang. He had a head full of white hair and a white beard. He was a little chubby, as well.He was the Elder in charge of the Treasure Hall. Although he wasn't as strong as her grandfather, Tsazhang, he was still one of the top few in the Tsa Clan when it came to strength and responsibilities."Greetings, Elder yang," She calmed herself down and greeted him politely. Seeing her calm down, Elder yang couldn't help but praise her nature in his mind."What happened? Why are you attacking him?" Elder Yang asked as he looked towards Tsarayu."He... He..." Tsa Xia Ying stuttered. She wasn't sure about how to describe it to an elder. She felt shy. She couldn't say that Tsarayu had taken her in his embrace."He what?" Elder Yang asked again in a questioning tone"He touched me inappropriately!" At last, she finally gathered the courage and said it, although she simplified it a lot. Because she still c