A new view presented itself before him yet again.

The place was like an abyss, a dark space with nothing but emptiness.

But the emptiness suddenly gave birth to a spider.

The spider was colored in black and white with a hint of scarlet.

It was standing on an all-encompassing web looking at its prey.

After looking at the abyss and at his own body and hands and the strange anomaly that started suddenly the moment he appeared in this space he spoke: "A spider?"

The all-encompassing web extended endlessly and it was trying to extend its influence into him while moving closer with each passing breath.

It connected to his heart and his body but stopped before the thing that lay inside of him.

And stopped again before connecting to his brain.

"Am I turning into a puppet?"

"A Marionette?"

He subconsciously exclaimed softly

He got the feeling that this spider was trying to control his fate.

After realizing the danger he was facing he extended his left hand trying to grasp the spider.

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Before his hand reached the spider by a few centimeters a glow surged from the spider that glowed all the space.

And immediately another glow appeared within him and both lights filled the space

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"It seems we got quite a few talents in this generation." Said a young man to the one who sat next to him.

"Truly! Some of them are geniuses! Not just "talented". Answered a middle-aged with excitement and sarcasm.

"Did you see the amount of Human Qi most of them are exuding? A fine beauty asked and then answered at the same time: "I guess we should let them walk on their own so we cannot hinder their paths"

"Isn't it obvious? We're not some righteous hypocrites." Said the young man in contempt.

"We will appoint them as the Power Elites and the other talented will be in careful nurturing." replied the fine beauty

"And about the others? they're also exceptional" The middle-aged gave an obvious question

"To the academy" Both the young man and the fine beauty gave an answer that allowed no room for discussion.

From the outside view, there were a lot of people whether they were old, middle-aged, youngmen, or even youths.

Standing there motionless, some of them with deep gazes, while the others were dazed.

But one of the youths had his eyes filled with life as if he was unaffected.

"The view changed suddenly and now I am in a ceremony?"

"What in the world is happening to me?" He tried to look around but found out that it was out of place so he decided to read the mood.

"And what was that spider that tried to control me? And why looked wounded?"

"And most importantly where am I?"

After asking these questions subtle memories surfaced in his head

"Child! It's time for you to pay your debts to this benefactor and saver of yours!" Pointed a man at himself approaching the prime of his life to a youth standing before him.

"The ceremony is the time of your next chapter in life! The collective methods of our ancestors will start taking their effects, and I think you're finally ready for it. Your soul is in good shape and your cultivation process is not that bad either." And after saying that he filled him with what he needed to know.

"Peak stage rank 3 expert?" After the memories surfaced, a lot of other memories started to surface uncontrollably.

He tried to ignore the memories but the information pierced through his head

"If It was real then why my cultivation dropped by two levels?" he then added with conformation: "It was fine before I reached here. Is it some kind of ritual being included in the ceremony?

"What's that?!"

A fog retracted itself as if it was here all along

The fog was illusory white and pink with a hint of purple

It retracted itself the moment it appeared with just a blink of an eye it vanished as if it wasn't there.

"The ceremony has ended!"

"Go inspect your gains and report them to the higher-ups!"