Chapter 21 - Pain is my Maiden!

Jasmine: Reason?

Jean: I still have dignity, girl.

Jasmine: Hee… This is not up to you!

Jasmine's right hand had already grabbed Jean's shoulder as quick as lightning, and he instantly felt as if he was pressed down by a mountain, forcefully kneeling in the ground, however, he was unable to stand.

Jasmine: Immediately kowtow to this princess and this princess will officially become your master; not only would you change your Profound Veins, you shall be guided onto the right path during your cultivation of the profound.

Jean: You think that... the thing I showed you earlier... is the only thing I can do?

Jasmine's eyes widened slightly and let him go, she didn't want to risk her life for of a request like that. She already saw Jean bending reality and killing someone with the same attack that was inflicted to him, that was not a joke, it goes against the heavens! NO! It was even worse than the technique that she found out from a treasure she found before.

Moon Star Restoration, this technique would permit a certain person to send back any type of attack, an instant counter. However, it consumes a great deal of Lifespan, but this person just showed her a strange technique that it could reverse the "EFFECTS" of the attacks, not the attack itself, and it didn't show any side-effects, the only disadvantage she could mention is that it requires the person to be injured first. God knows what this guy can do...

Jasmine: Tch… Whatever, I'll be your master even without you kowtowing… I will let you be my disciple, but it's only because I don't want to teach the ways of the Profound to a random person for no reason. To be able to become my disciple, it's the biggest fortune you'll have in your entire life.

From now on, it is absolutely necessary for you to always address me as your Master.

Jean: Ugh… This…

Jasmine: You're not willing?

Jean: Well, I already had a master before, the one who gave me the Sky Poison Pearl. He was a kind looking old man with white hair, and I've already called him "Master" for many years.

So everytime the word "master" is mentioned, I would unconsciously think of him. But since you are a "Little Cute Ball of Joy and Love", it would be awkward calling you master…

Jasmine: ...Nevermind, you can call me Jasmine, but you must not forget in your head that I'm your master! Furthermore, you must not forget your duty and place as my disciple!

He extended an arm at her, making Jasmine raise an eyebrow.

Jean: What? Never heard of an handshake?

Jasmine hesitantly grabbed Jean's hand, and Jean shook their hands.

Jean: I will treat you as my master, don't call you "Master" and help you with your conditions, but you will teach me things and help me on my way to the peak, also, if you ask things about a certain thing of me that you will find suspicious, I will be free to answer, same thing for you, ok?

Jasmine: ...Yes.

Jean: Hm, about the Profound Veins…

Jasmine: Bring me to a place that no one will come near.

Jean: Understandable, follow me.

Then Jean led her deeper into the Scarlet Dragon Mountain Range until they were in a dark part, meaning that they got deep enough, his stomach was rumbling with hunger, so he took out his Sneakers and opened the package.

Jasmine: What's that?

Jean: A sweet, do you want a piece?

Jasmine: Mm.

She hummed and Jean divided the chocolate bar in two, before giving one piece to Jasmine, she observed the sweet before taking a bite… Some instants later it disappeared from her hands and her lips were dirty.

Jasmine: Hey, do you have another?

Jean: No, that was the only one I had.

He just finished his own half and looked behind him, seeing Jasmine looking coldly at him, but he could see disappointment when he said that it was the only one. He checked his watch and saw a message that just came in.

*Achievement: "FBI, OPEN UP!!": I see what you did there.*

*Reward: Foundation Strengthening Pellet.*

A pellet appeared on his hand before he let it disappear in the Sky Poison Pearl, then Jean said.

Jean: Alright, this should be the right place.

Jasmine looked around and nodded in affirmation, then she said with a cold tone.

Jasmine: Do you know for what reason I was chased and poisoned afterwards?

Jean: Is it for the Profound Veins you mentioned before?

Jasmine: Yes, more precisely, it's because of this drop of blood!

Jasmine slowly lifted her right hand and a drop of a dark-red water droplet-like object slowly rose accompanied by a shimmering ball of eerie light.

Jean: Mh?

Jasmine: Three hundred years ago, someone found an ancient book while exploring an dangerous ruin from the Ancient Era. There recorded a message: "In the Primordial Era, there existed a true god also known as the "Evil God".

He was the last god who remained after the downfall of the Era of the Gods. His downfall marked the true end of Era of the Gods. And during the Evil God's downfall, he left a droplet of immortal blood that embodied his source of power…

Jean: I don't understand jackshit of what you said.

Jasmine: *Sigh* In short, if one could acquire this drop of immortal blood and infuse it into their body, their Profound Veins would be able generate the power of the Evil God!

Jean: Then why you didn't use it on yourself?

Jasmine: It's because after I had acquired this blood of the Evil God, was I able to find out that the power hidden inside was entirely different from my expectations. There wasn't even a trace of destructive power!

If one injected it within themselves, it would only forcefully change the structure and attributes of the Profound Veins, and even erase all the built up strength in the old set of Profound Veins! Everything would have to start from scratch! That is all! Afterwards, the profound strength would still have to be trained by one's self bit by bit!

Jean: So you want to use that on me, because I have nothing to lose?

Jasmine: Yes, at least you are smart.

Then her eyes flashed and brightened, as she lowered her wrist. The blood of the "Evil God" was stimulated and it pierced Jean's ċhėst. And when blood came out, the droplet entered his body through the injury…

Right in that moment, tens of bloodstain-like crimson lines wildly fanned throughout his body, and Jean felt intense agony as his Profound Veins were devoured, but… It was nothing compared to the psychological damage he received for an entire year in the hospital bed…

These Profound Veins should be better than normal, and when he will open all the Profound Gates, he will gain even more power, so what if Jasmine was disappointed about them? If they came from a real God, it means that they are better than one could expect.

Jean: ...Pain is… my maiden! This ain't nothing!

Jasmine's eye twitched at his sentence and looked at Jean in horror.

Jasmine: What the hell is wrong with you?!

But Jean didn't answer her and kept his mouth shut, after 7 minutes of pure torture, Jean's face relaxed and slowly ease down, before taking deep breaths, he isn't a mȧsȯċhɨst, he would never like the pain, it's just that if it gives him more power, then he would tolerate the pain even if it was 3 times more painful.

The demonic marks around his body twinkled with red luminescence, and Jean felt a new set of Profound Veins growing up, the pain he was feeling vanished and his muscles stopped spasming.

Jean looked inside his body and saw his new Profound Veins developing in just 2 minutes, however, he was disappointed to find that there wasn't a single change to his previous Profound Veins…

*Achievement: "Evil to the Core": Heaven will not stop me! Because I will be the new Heaven!*

*Reward: Dodge Tomahawk (Infinite Fuel)*

RIght at this moment, Jasmine flinched in surprise when a vehicle appeared right beside Jean just like that.

Jean: A disappointment… Except for the motorcycle right here…

Jasmine: You know what it is?

Jean: It's my second dream from my christmas letter, just behind world domination… So, is there anything I should know about these Profound Veins?

Jasmine: How many Profound Gates were opened?

Jean: 11, let me open the other 43 now…

The Sky Poison Pearl emitted a beam of dark-green light which dissolved into his body and opened all the 54 Profound Gates, it was as easy as making a step for opening his own Profound Gates, but it was another story doing it with others, like Xia Qingyue.

Jean: Alright, done. Now what?

He just gazed at the quiet Jasmine who just observed him as if he was a dead that came back to life…

Jean: 'And I already told her I could do it…'