Chapter 4: Royal Family

For the next few minutes, Kali launched into a quick explanation of their home life situation.

Cain didn't interrupt at any point. He listened at his utmost attention, making sure to pay attention to every little detail Kali said.

And by now, Cain was more fully aware of his situation and the world he lives in. Just like he expected, this universe is true to any cultivation type of world.

Here, absolute strength rules above all.

Without sufficient strength, one's life could be over within a second. To carelessly offending someone you shouldn't have or an unfortunate encounter with a powerful, mindless beast. Power truly means everything here.

Realistically thinking about it, Cain found it inevitable for a universe filled with power to become like this. There simply weren't any limiters placed on anyone, meaning anyone can act anyway with the power they achieve.

This wasn't to say this universe didn't have other means to gain protection, respect, and status.

But Kali told him those routes are meant for a particular selection of people in the universe, so most of the time, people rely on their personal strength.

Truthfully, if this was any other average human in Cain's shoes, this would be a difficult concept to accept.

After all, in the modern world, people would mainly need to rely on their wealth and social status to make it through life.

Wars or any type of global-scale conflict would rarely if ever, happen. And for the average person, using extreme violence would generally be looked down on in modern society.

However, none of those rules apply to this universe. This was a true dog-eat-dog scenario, and it's either sink or swim.

And Cain had no intentions of merely swimming. He wants to; no, he will blast right through the ocean and soar into the distant skies!

Ever since Cain went on the path to reach the Domain Of Gods, his mind had already distorted from common sense.

He genuinely didn't care what he needed to do to gain more power. Whether it's killing or conducting schemes, he would not hesitate at all.

If anyone were to hear Cain's thoughts, even veteran cultivators would be a bit surprised at his already formed mindset.

Despite having little to zero violent and bloody experiences, Cain still had something significant that helped form his crazily determined mind. Which is his immensely powerful Will.

Truly his demented Will steeled his mind in numerous ways Cain doesn't even realize as of now.

The aspect of having a mighty Will was still mysterious to Cain. All he knows is that having a powerful Will is what let him eventually reach this universe.

And unknowingly, his Will got slightly more potent with Kali's talk.

Besides learning how the way this universe works, Cain had also learned more about his new family.

The God Galaxy their Thunderous Collision realm currently is in was named the Radiance Galaxy. The Radiance Galaxy was ranked in the upper echelons of the Middle Tier ranking of God Galaxies.

And their Huang God Dragon Royal Family is one the most powerful organizations in the Thunderous Collision realm and in the entire Radiance Galaxy!

Cain was already stunned at being born in the upper realms. But he felt even more shocked at the fact he's in one of the most powerful groups in this galaxy.

And when listening to Kali's explanation, he could see how they develop to this point.

For their entire Royal Family, there wasn't any other race here. All of them come from a long line of the legendary Dragons Gods!

They weren't any weak Flood Dragons or fake Dragons.

They all genuinely came from the powerful mythological beast that is feared across the entire universe. Their specific variant Dragon God bloodline provides them numerous supreme advantages to cultivation most other races just don't have.

Although those supreme advantages don't apply to Cain or Kali.

Kali explained that despite being the direct grandchildren of the previous Ancient Dragon God-Emperor, they had no aptitude for cultivation at all.

Their status on the outside was for sure incredibly lofty. But in their family, they might as well be at the very bottom of the totem pole.

Of course, Cain and Kali's low cultivation aptitude raised many questions, shock, and outrage.

But no matter what, Alchemist, doctor, or other professional came, nobody could identify just what was wrong with Cain and Kali. So eventually, everyone started to believe these two specific siblings just had irreversible birth defects.

There wasn't any Alchemist or doctor that could identify just what Cain and Kali's birth defects were. But this was only the explanation they could come up with after years of failure.

Comparatively to Cain and Kali's next-to-none cultivation attitude, every single one of their siblings and cousins is world-renowned divine geniuses.

Even the weakest among their siblings is still a genius that far surpasses the average young member of their Royal Family.

By now, quite literally, they all made tremendous names for themselves. Be it their fast cultivation level, combat prowess, or other incredible talents, they are all the true Pride of their Royal Family.

Across the entire Thunderous Collision Realm, there weren't many willing to offend any of their siblings. And though they had little cultivation aptitude, not many were also daring enough to offend even Cain and Kali.

No matter what, they were still directly related to the previous Ancient Dragon God-Emperor.

However, that protection means little within their family. Between their siblings, there was a brewing enmity that gradually grows every day.

When Kali reached this point in her talk, Cain suddenly thought of something.

He already guessed they both have something their other siblings want, but Cain wonders just what exactly was it that's causing even their Eldest siblings to act so viciously.

"Before we continue on Kali, at first I believed it was our Father or Mother that gave us something so incredible. But with how you put much more emphasis on our grandfather….was he the one to give us something that our other siblings desperately needs?" Cain suddenly spoke up to ask.

"You guess right." Kali nodded with a slight helpless expression.

"Our Grandfather gave us a special Saint Artifact called a Dragon Charm. He's hoping that this would one day awaken our slumbering cultivation aptitude. Of course, the results have been....lacking. And the kicker is, if this Charm was used on anyone else, their cultivation speed would be tremendously enhanced on all bases. In fact, there are only three Dragon Charms out of our whole family. So you can probably fathom their high enmity with us."

While Kali was certainly appreciative of their grandfather's immensely kind gesture, the Dragon Charms were certainly bringing them more harm than good.

If the Dragon Charm was in the right hands, then their cultivation would experience an explosive bout of speed! To one's cultivation comprehension speed and cultivation absorption speed, both aspects would evolve to unimaginable heights.

Hell, if an average person from the Lower Realms were to get their hands on their Dragon Charm, they could quickly soar to the apex of their Planet.

'So….it's a plot like this.' Cain silently thought to himself. After taking only a moment to think, he came to a decision almost immediately.

So what if he seemingly has no cultivation aptitude?

This won't stop him at all from becoming a soaring expert!

And with his knowledge of worlds similar to this one, Cain wasn't going to let his life get controlled by anyone. No way in hell he'll let that happen again.

And he sure as hell would prevent any banishment plotline from happening to him. Or him having to get humiliated in front of his entire family just to come back for revenge.

He will forge his path his own way.

Plus, Cain already has his first foothold into the new universe. His caring older sister who seems just as determined as him.

Right then, Cain was about to speak up, but Kali beat him to the punch, saying to him,

"Brother, I know as soon as you wake up with fuzzy memories, I'm just dumping a truckload of grave news. But worry not! Your dear older sister may just have the right plan to get us out of this low rump."

There was only unwavering confidence filling Kali's tone. Her face lit up in a bright smile as if she knows her plan won't fail.

Seeing her radiant smile, Cain admittedly felt more assurance in her. "So, just what plan do you have in mind?"

"Well….actually, I say my plan. But it's really both of our plans. Cain, do you recall where you put that green emerald and old book?"

Kali's words immediately sent a jolt throughout Cain's entire body.

How could he not be stunned? Those items' origins should've been on Earth! Even though Cain assumed those items would travel with him, he didn't expect this previous body to have the same items.

Perhaps it could be simply a coincidence. But Cain wasn't inclined to believe so since cultivation universes tend to work a bit on Fate manipulation.

Suddenly then, as Cain thought more about the ancient book and Emerald, he felt his soul energy pulsate.

From this pulsate of energy, Cain felt like if he focused enough, he could put both items into his palm right now. Deciding to test this theory out rather than searching about his room, Cain told Kali,

"I think I do. Just give me a moment."

Kali didn't say anything and waited patiently. Although, she got a bit confused as Cain didn't get up but instead briefly closed his eyes.

At this moment, Cain put his total concentration on recalling the emerald and antique book. As he did so, he felt his soul energy increasingly pulsate.

Minor shock began to fill Cain's mind as he had a massively easier time connecting to his soul energy now.

Back on Earth, he needed hours just for a slight pull of soul energy. But after transmigration, it was like he could gather what he needed without any resistance at all.

Focusing past his increased gathering speed, Cain soon started to feel two different sensation surfaces within his body.

These two sensations felt incredibly special to Cain. It didn't feel foreign or just slightly familiar. Instead, it truly felt like these sensations were a part of his body as if they had been with him ever since birth.

Focusing on these sensations, Cain willed it to come out of his body in the exact same manner he previously used soul energy.

'Chi!'

Two bright green flashes lit up Cain's entire room.

The intensity of these flashes forced both Cain and Kali to shut their eyes tight. Then, after only a couple seconds, the green flashes vanished.

Opening his eyes back up, Cain was slightly surprised to see two new items on his lap. It was both the green emerald and the ancient ritual book!

And right then, Kali's shocked voice echoed out in the room. "Ahh?!? Wh-whe-how did your soul powers develop so much these past days?!"