My Celestial Ascension

However, a profound aura suddenly appeared and pushed Ava's hand away from the dagger, making her feel as though someone was watching her every move.

"Kyaa!" And before she could react, another whip of profound power manifested from the statue and sent her flying.

"I got you!" Yuan quickly reacted, jumping into the air to catch her. He managed to catch her and gently placed her on the ground, checking her condition.

"Ava, are you okay? Did you get hurt anywhere?" Yuan asked, very concerned after seeing her pushed away by the mysterious power.

Hearing Yuan's concerned voice, Ava quickly opened her eyes and found herself in his embrace next to her sisters. She couldn't help but feel very happy that Yuan had saved her.

"You don't need to worry about me like that anymore. I'm perfectly fine," Ava replied with a smile. "And besides, it doesn't seem like that mysterious power wants to harm me."

"And how are you sure about that? You could have gotten hurt if Yuan hadn't caught you in mid-air," Rose said with a frown, clearly panicked when she saw the mysterious power send Ava flying.

Not only Rose, but Julie and the others were also concerned about Ava's safety. Lily felt like scolding Ava for letting her guard down.

"Well, the aura was too gentle to harm me…so I don't think the statue was trying to kill me. Instead, it was trying to protect the dagger," Ava replied with a smile.

"Very fascinating…" Anna muttered, looking at the statue with an intrigued expression. She was really curious about the origin of the statue after hearing Ava's words.

Anna then stared at the statue for a moment and looked at her son with a curious look on her face.

"Yuan, how about you go and try to pick up that dagger? Since the portal appeared after you made contact with the formation, the statue might also let you have the dagger," Anna said with a smile, curious to see if the statue would react the same way toward Yuan.

"Hehe~ I was thinking the same," Ava nodded, giggling.

Upon hearing this, Yuan looked at his other women, and they nodded at him, encouraging him to go for it. Seeing how supportive his wives were, Yuan couldn't help but smile lovingly at them.

"Don't just stand there, Darling~! Go and pick up the dagger. I believe you can get it!" Grace smiled at her son and pushed him forward.

'They're right. I do feel a little familiar with that dagger… it feels as though I've seen it before somewhere…' Yuan pondered as he approached the statue.

As soon as Yuan got closer, the statue began to glow with a golden light, making Yuan's jaw drop in shock.

'At last, you've arrived. I've been waiting for you.'

Suddenly, Yuan heard a mysterious voice inside his head. It was a man's voice, sweet and comfortable—almost divine.

Yuan was shocked to hear a man's voice instead of the melodious voice of Nora, whom he interacted with most of the time.

"W-Who are you?" Yuan asked, finding the voice quite familiar, immediately standing in a defensive stance.

'You don't need to guard against me,' the voice said. Soon, a semi-transparent figure of a masked man appeared before Yuan, resembling the statue.

'What you're seeing in front of you is just a recording placed inside the statue before you. It's similar to what you call a video back in your world,' the figure said.

Yuan was completely shocked upon hearing this. He looked at the figure in disbelief. How did the figure know where he was from? Moreover, the figure said that it was just a pre-recorded video. How was this even possible?

'I know you're shocked after hearing this, but you will know the answer one day.' The man smiled at Yuan, then continued, 'Now let's get to the main point, shall we?'

The figure moved its hand forward, and the dagger suddenly floated before Yuan.

'The dagger before you is a soul weapon, a very powerful and mysterious one. It will be very useful to you in the future. This soul weapon is very special and has the ability to cut through space and hide in other dimensions, making it extremely difficult to locate by the enemy.'

'Slaughtering Abyss—this is the name of the dagger. I hope you take good care of this beauty for me. It was my most trusted weapon when I was traveling through the Divine Heaven.'

Then he looked at Yuan and said, 'Now drop a few drops of your blood onto the dagger to make it recognize you as its new owner.'

Yuan nodded, picked up the dagger, made a small cut on his finger, and dropped a few drops of his blood onto the dagger.

"Ahh!" As soon as his blood made contact with the dagger, it began to tremble violently and became very hot in Yuan's hand, making it impossible for him to keep holding it.

The dagger floated in the air, radiating a very powerful aura. Shortly, it stopped vibrating.

Ding! A familiar sound resounded inside his mind as soon as the dagger stopped vibrating. It had been a while since he had heard this sound.

«Congratulations! The Slaughtering Abyss has recognized you as its owner!»

«Slaughtering Abyss»

«Level: 0»

«Rank: Soul Weapon»

«Growth Rate: Very Slow»

«Description: A mysterious dagger that has the essence of the abyss and the ability to devour even the light itself.»

Yuan's eyes widened as he heard the notification from the system inside his head, confirming that he had been recognized by the dagger as its owner. Moreover, he also felt a connection with the dagger, as if it were a part of his body.

'I suppose you've successfully become the new master of the dagger. Now let me give you the second gift, which I've prepared for you and which you need the most,' the strange figure spoke again. As soon as he finished his words, a golden light shot from his finger and entered Yuan's chest.

«Ding! A new version of the system has been detected!»

«Ding! Preparing for installation….10…9…8…»

"A new version of the system? Is this the person who created the system?" Yuan was shocked upon hearing the system notifications and looked at the figure with a dumbfounded expression.

'Who exactly is this person? How does he know so much about me from tens of thousands of years ago? And how is this person linked to that individual before my reincarnation?'

'There must be a connection between the one who reincarnated me into this world and this person. After all, this is not the one who put the system in my head,' Yuan pondered with a very serious look on his face, trying to connect the dots.

«Ding! Commencing system upgrade…10%….15%»

«45%…60%….85%….95%….100%»

«Ding! The new version of the system has been installed!»

«System Shop has been updated! New items are available in the system store!»

«New missions are now available!»

«Missions»

[Secret Realm]

<Objective: Return to Roth City within two months and go to the ancient ruins to enter the secret realm.>

<Reward: Unknown>

<Failure: The secret realm will be closed forever.>

[Bloodline Awakening]

<Objective: Awaken your bloodline within two months.>

<Reward: Unknown>

<Failure: The host will become crippled and will no longer be able to cultivate.>

[Bloodline Awakening 2]

<Objective: Help Emma awaken her bloodline completely without experiencing any backlash from the attempt.>

<Reward: A powerful martial arts technique designed especially for Emma.>

‹Failure: Emma will become a cripple or die due to being unable to awaken her bloodline.>

…

Yuan noticed a few more missions, but he can't complete them for now since they're quite difficult. He closes the system window and looks at the strange figure floating in the air.

"Since you've received my second gift, it's time to give you my third and final gift. After that, this place will be destroyed by the special array formation I've installed, as its purpose will be fulfilled," the figure said to Yuan.

And since this was just a recording, Yuan didn't say anything to the figure and simply listened.

"The third gift I've prepared for you is not actually for you," the figure said, glancing toward Yuan's wives. "It's for your beloved women, the three women standing outside the chamber, and those who will become your women in the future."

"What?!" Yuan was shocked, dumbfounded by what he heard.

He couldn't believe that the figure before him knew about his past, present, and future! This was too unbelievable for him. Who is this person exactly? Is he a god or an all-powerful being?

"The gifts are stored inside a special room that has been sealed for thousands of years. Once the seal is broken, the formations I've set up to keep the items untouched by time will be deactivated," the figure continued. "You must take everything inside the room, or it will become useless if left here, as the formation keeping them fresh will soon be destroyed."

The figure then turned into spiritual energy and disappeared from Yuan's sight.

"Yuan, what happened? Why are you standing there in a daze? Did you successfully become the master of the dagger?"

Suddenly, Yuan heard his mom, Anna, calling out to him with a worried expression on her face.

"Huh?" Yuan was shocked to see the confused and concerned look on her face. Didn't she see him talking with the mysterious figure?