Child of Destiny



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While Shin was getting some guidance from the Head Priestess in front of the mysterious hut, Leonard remained seated at the center inside while meditating.

The entire room was being filled by the golden lightning currents, swimming like a school of sea snakes in the water. They circled inside the room in a chaotic yet also systematic order. They circled around Leonard forming a whirlpool of energy certain around his body.

The golden runes engraved on the floor, ceiling, and walls of the room were illuminating the whole place as they gathered more and more energy from the outside. Then they filled the room with an even greater form of energy while gradually awakening the sealed inheritance of the Thunder Lord from its long slumber.

It was only at that time that the golden lightning currents dove into Leonard's body. They invaded his body and forced their way into the Golden Core situation at the center of his dantian.

The golden lightning might be a little forceful, but it did not harm Leonard in the slightest. Instead, they filled the Golden Core and Qi Center with their overwhelming energy, transforming them into a higher form.

At the same time, the golden lightning also baptized his entire body and made it much stronger and tougher than before. His muscles, tendons, innards, as well as his meridians, were being strengthened under this baptism. Even if his brain, heart, lungs, and kidneys were constantly being purified by the golden lightning.

While all of these were happening, a series of events flashed through Leonard's mind. It was as if he was watching the scenes that happened in the past at an extremely fast pace.

It was like watching a movie with a hundred times forward speed.

At first, it made his head hurt due to the flashes of images. But as he got himself immersed in it, he found himself being engrossed in those scenes and watched them attentively.

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One of the scenes that he saw was a man standing in the sky while overlooking everything. Beneath him was an ongoing war between different races.

Ancient Immortals were flying in the sky and fighting a group of people with hideous appearances. They fought in the sky, creating explosions that reverberated in every direction.

There were also some gigantic figures that were towering on the battlefield. Some of them were huge humanoid creatures clad in molten lava, treating it as their armor.

And opposing these titans were equally gigantic creatures that resembled different types of reptiles. Some were lizards with humongous bodies and gigantic wings, and others looked like a flying serpent with a head that was a combination of different creatures while there were four limbs on its body, donning sharp talons.

The mysterious figure in the sky watched everything with its cold eyes before releasing a sigh. They then extended their hand in the air, summoning all the clouds around him.

When dark clouds gathered, they released an occasional roar that reverberated on the whole battlefield. And before those below could even see what it was, a flash of lightning suddenly struck down from the sky which was immediately followed by a deafening explosion.

Boom!

Not long after, golden flashes of lightning struck down one after another, bombarding the whole battlefield and striking everyone.

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The first thing he saw in the other scene was a colossal figure of a person standing on a vast land, much larger than he could imagine.

This gigantic figure was so huge that it was reaching the sky. Only its knees could be seen as it stood in its position.

This figure was also emitting an overwhelming presence that could suffocate anyone just by standing there. Anyone who would dare to stare at his figure would feel a huge mountain crushing at them.

Leonard watched the figure for quite something and realized that the humongous figure seemed to be waiting for something. And a moment later, the perspective of his vision suddenly changed and was directed to the higher level of the sky.

A breath of time passed when huge black cracks appeared in the space in the sky before gradually spreading in every direction.

Crack! Crack!

Then the shattering sounds could be heard as fragments of space started to fall from the sky. The cracks widened and revealed a huge hole before a pair of black and hideous hands reached out from that hole.

This creature widened the gap created by the cracks before a swarm of smaller figures started coming from the other dimension behind that crack in the sky.

Roar!

It was only at that moment that the gigantic figure earlier made its move. It released a heaven-shaking roar before extending its hand in the air and executing a grabbing motion.

Boom!

Loud thunder reverberated in the sky while lightning struck down.

That huge figure grabbed the lightning bolt that came from the higher heavens before wielding it like a weapon. It then swung in the sky, creating a huge arc following behind the strike.

Boom!

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Then the scene changed once again.

In a vast yet desolate land, there was a huge army marching in a certain direction. They were matching in an imposing manner as they advanced in a very systematic order.

The marching of the cavalry and the footsteps of the infantry were even matching each other, making their formation look more glorious and more intimidating.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The synchronized marching was creating a loud sound that reverberated in the whole area and continued to echo in every direction.

The might of this army was something that could not be trifled with even in this modern era.

In the distant barren mountain opposing this army, silhouettes of different figures could be seen appearing one after another. And as they continued to increase in number, these silhouettes formed a black line on top of the mountain that could be seen even from a great distance.

But despite that being the case, their number was still much inferior to the marching army coming from the opposing side. The number of their enemy looked like an endless swarm of ants when it was seen from the distance.

Regardless, the people standing on top of the mountain were fearlessly looking at the incoming army.

Looking closely at them, they looked like a huge primitive tribe that was wearing a set of leather clothes. Even their weapons were made of sharpened stone and wooden materials.

They might have a lean body structure, but their properly trained muscles could be clearly seen due to their slightly revealing and short clothes.

They did not bother to wear a set of armor, but their wear wearing bracelets and necklaces that were made of bones from different creatures.

This primitive tribe varied from different gender and ages, but all of them were emitting an aura of a great warrior.

Aside from that, there were also some features that could be seen in each of them. All of them had crimson eyes and hair and different tattoos of the same color were drawn on different parts of their bodies, particularly their arms, faces, and legs.

They stared at the incoming army of their enemy with fearless eyes despite the overwhelming difference in numbers. But despite feeling the sense of terror, what they were currently feeling was an overwhelming feeling of hunger – hunger for battle!

Roar!

At the highest point of the mountain, there was a lion with blood-colored fur on its body while also having a crimson mane that resembled a dancing flame.

Riding this lion was a muscular man with a pair of cold eyes.

He stared at the incoming army before raising his hand and shouting at the top of his lungs. And quickly after that, he urged the lion to run down the mountain and lead the charge.

With his signal, the rest of the tribe jumped down one after another, and ran down the mountain, charging to the incoming army of their enemies.

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These were just a few of the scenes that Leonard was seeing. And the more he watched, the more immersed he became.

He was not only watching those scenes but he was also absorbing a lot of information that was flowing toward his mind. Some were from the inheritance that he was taking while the rest were the information that was coming from his bloodline.

This might be a ceremony to accept the inheritance of the Thunder Lord, but it was also a form of bloodline awakening as the ritual triggered the full potential of his bloodline. The dormant power hiding within his blood was slowly being forced out!

Under this dual awakening, some changes were taking place. There were even a couple of changes in Leonard's body.

Aside from the changes and improvements that he was receiving from the baptism of the golden lighting, the power that he inherited from his ancestors was also gradually being awakened, which gave his body further augmentation.

Crimson tattoos started appearing on his skin, particularly his back, arms, legs, and torso. They were releasing radiating glow that started to affect the golden lighting that was filling the room.

And not long after, these golden lighting turned crimson as if they adapted the crimson radiance that Leonard was releasing.

This scene persisted for a couple of moments before everything finally subdued. There was momentary silence that filled the room before Leonard slowly opened his eyes.

His eyes were releasing a crimson glow alongside some electric currents within.

He then released a soft sigh before suddenly smiling and seemingly muttering to himself with a mystifying tone. "I understand."

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