"Man is by a nature Political animal"
Aristotle
Renaissance Era - 5671 AP (After Pangu)
It was the day of the examination, a check up to see your talent in cultivation. In this small kingdom ignorant to the worldly chaos, a peaceful examination for the younglings were about to take place. In the city center, hundreds of children lined up waiting excitedly for their test to determine their position in society and thousands of people gathered to see the spectacle that was about to reveal as their beloved one's ultimate fate reveals.
The most exciting and at the same time depressing day for these benighted kids full of nothing but anticipation. First, one to set foot on the podium was the third son of the King, J a famous youth who birthed onto this world without shedding a single tear. A man of all men, a boy born to cultivate. The most likely boy to become the crown prince, attracting many of envious gazes upon him.
He walked upright with the noblest like posture emitting an aura for a powerful cultivator. He was a boy who entered the ranks of cultivator when he turned three. A kingdom's most renowned genius a love interest to a woman of all nature. He was named after the god of three realms Pangu, El Pangu. This backwater kingdom did not have any efficient high-tech device to determine the specific and sophisticated talent but a basic measuring stone shared by all.
El Pangu walked up nearing the stone plaque and after closing just enough distance he extended his jade like white hand placing it on top of the stone. After few seconds of silence, the stone started to shine and displayed 10 colored columns showing the heaven-defying talent he had. The crowd went silence for a brief moment digesting the new unbelievable info and soon after people went berserk as they started chanting his name, the greatest of all talents in the kingdom, 'Pangu!' 'Pangu!' 'Pangu!', the world turned upside down with the loud roars of thousands of citizens shaking the earth and air with the loud stomping and shouting.
"He is our son, my husband" a woman first seen in the previous chapter who showed a great love for her newborn son which allowed him to get enlightenment spoke to her husband. "Yes indeed my wife, he shall bring our kingdom to a greater prosperity" answered a man with a Hitler-like mustache making him look more dictator-ish than ever. However, under his guise, there existed a hidden a worry that was causing great distress and troubled for over a long period time. The worry started ever since he found out about Pangu becoming a cultivator just after turning 3, as this was a ridiculously early age to become one.
Normal people enter the ranks of cultivator after turning 5, while 4 being a genius. When people are born they start absorbing the heaven and earth qi naturally, and mostly it takes 5 years to form a string which acts as a qi container allowing the storage and usage of the qi. When the kid formed his first string, the natural absorption of heaven and earth qi stops and are forced to start cultivating a cultivation technique in order to absorb more qi.
It is widely known fact that houses of nobles and rich people have a denser qi concentration as they place a qi stones in their houses. This allows the division in the society as this forces the richer to grow stronger as times passes. Making it mostly impossible for the poor to get stronger than nobles, which allows a stable kingdom with little to no rebellion from the peasants and common people.
However this, in turn, causes great corruption and discrimination against the common people but the Royal family don't have time to fret over things like this as they are all preparing for any incoming future invaders. All this is a matter of common sense, what truly affected the mindset of the king was the jealousy and envy his first and the second son feels for the third son. The king can't help but get ominous feeling from these sons of his and with the grand revelation of the third son's talent today, something bad ought to happen.
"Big brother, what do you think should we execute our plan today?" the youth hidden by the ominous darkness asked toward the figure next to him.
"It is not a good time yet, our father is feeling slightly suspicious of us so we better keep low for now" a figure slightly taller figure answered with a hint of anger hidden behind the words.
Noticing the anger deep inside his big brother he decided to keep his mouth shut and resumed his observation of the even transpiring in front of him. He couldn't help but feel jealous and clicked his tongue in frustration. " Tch, this son of a bitch just you wait you may have all the attention for now but it won't be for long"
No one noticed but under the mask of darkness, a hidden silhouette readied his dagger locking onto the two youth in front of it. With a great caution, he casted an illusion array around this room blocking the place from the crowd's sight. He deeply exhaled and made his move.
The man dashed toward smaller one with a godly speed exceeding the speed of light and slashed his dagger right at where the neck used to be. Noticing the sudden disappearance of his target, the man panicked for a moment but regained his composure and looked around the room but to his surprise, no living being could be seen. This eerily disappearance of his targets startled the assassin, and by the time he was about to escape, a sudden slash divided his upper and lower body. By the time the assassin noticed his bodily change he had his eyes wide staring at the great abyss of darkness in front of him.
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Thud.
The sound of a body falling on the floor could be heard inside this confined space. Confirming the death of their assassin two youths reappeared back in the same spot they disappeared. "Humph, to send such a weakling to kill us, nobles sure has fallen so low to the point of being dumb like a mutt" muttering without hiding his contempt toward the hirer of the assassin, and spat on the dead body.
"He must've been one of the loyal supporters of my beloved third brother, I wonder what caused them great worry to the point of attacking the crowned prince without caring for the consequences"
"I'm pretty sure those old fogies are scared of what we might do to that son of a bitch tch, they sure have fallen low" the two silhouette discussed as if the mutilated body behind them meant nothing.
"Ugh…."
The younger youth collapsed and soon his head fell off. Blood splayed everywhere around the room dyeing the room redder than ever. "I'm sorry my beloved second brother but you are nothing but a nuisance to my grand scheme, at least you could be of good use to me with your death" sighed as he looked at his small brother's dead body and soon he walked out of the room.
"Destroy my footprint in this room, make sure that I was never here!" The man spoke his command toward the empty air. With that said he disappeared into the nothingness.
"Your Majesty" a man covered in all black suddenly emerged beside the king on the balcony where King and his wife the queen watched the spectacle of seeing many genii of High El Kingdom coming to the spotlight. King furrowed his eyebrow obviously feeling dissatisfied with the sudden disturbance in his peaceful time with the beautiful wife of his. "What's so urgent for you to barge in here without gaining any permission" to the king's answer man in black answered calmly "Majesty, your second son has been assassinated, his remain exists in second prince's room."
"What! Who dares to kill my El Clan's descendent so openly! Catch and execute the culprit this instant!" the king shouted in rage as he stood up face fuming with anger. "Your majesty, the culprit was also found dead lying behind the Second Prince, our guess is that the assassin was not strong enough to escape the final blow of the second prince causing a mutual destruction."
"Investigate the dead body and make sure to find the culprit no matter who the culprit are, bring his/her head in front of me!" the king commanded and fell to his chair. "I have to return back to my chamber" saying so he left the balcony and headed for his room while feeling dreary over the sudden death of his son. The queen also followed after and headed back to her room while seemingly normal at first glance but servants and maid heard the intense crying of the queen while passing by her highness' room.
Change of POV
'What's wrong with these mortals, if my soul wasn't this injured I would already be in undying being level.' feeling sorry for myself I walked to my room feeling tired. Yes, tired, the great Pangu feeling tired after the grand ceremony in testing the talent. As soon as my result showed up people went berserk, with that said I had to be escorted by dozens of guards just so I could return back to the palace. All this was good but what made me tired mentally was the nobles and grand family members started sending me gifts and presents while wishing me luck for my cultivation.
I as a man of honor and dignity couldn't turn away these pitiful mortals so I had to greet everyone one by one. But I saw many with a hidden agenda and to them, I turned them away without any courtesy. As soon as I was about to start cultivating I was disturbed by the sudden news, news of my second brother's death. I feel a bit sketchy about his death, rather I'm more surprised at the fact that crowned prince survived.
Change of POV
However, all this worldly affair didn't affect Pangu's mentality on cultivating as he started absorbing the heaven and earth qi while on meditation pose. The great Pangu is cultivating using the world first and most supreme manual Pangu's Godly cultivation manual ranked Genesis Supreme grade. The absorption speed is stunning as his cultivation rose from qi condensation 5 to 6 in a matter of an hour, then 7 in no more than 3 hours. Just before he was about to break through from qi condensation 8 his soul started crackling forcing Pangu to stop because of the intense pain.
Feeling something was not right Pangu scrutinized his soul, this time, he found a lightning in a shape of snake whirling around causing damage to his all mighty soul. 'what is this little snake doing in my soul' feeling annoyed Pangu sent his powerful and purest qi attacking the snake, however, little lightning snake opened its mouth and absorbed all of what came gushing at it, allowing it to grow ever so slightly. "Humph to dare enter my soul you are courting death" feeling slightly humiliated Pangu chanted one of his most powerful restriction array 'Pangu Restriction array'. A golden web like chain sprung onto the Snake, even after a severe resistance, It was able to somehow able to shackle the snake's movement but failed to completely destroy it.
Feeling defeated Pangu had to stop with his meditation as he stood up from the lotus position and went to the library in order to gain more knowledge of this world. This was the first time he was going to get more detailed information about this world he was reincarnated into since library was locked to those younger than 5 who haven't taken the talent exam.