Thousands gathered in the coliseum carved from jade and stone. Warriors from a dozen sects fought in blazing duels. Rahul, cloaked in silence, entered his first match and stunned the crowd with swift, graceful movements. His spells dazzled, his sword danced like light itself.
He advanced round after round. The final opponent was zaro, a fire cultivator famed for cruelty. their clash was thunder and flame. Zaro summoned a molten fire, but Rahul answered with Heaven's pulse - second Form : Celestial Cleave, slicing through flame and ending the battle in a flesh.
cheers erupted. Rahul stood victorious, now a name spoken with awe.
Victory brought reward - but also access. The elders granted Rahul entrance into the Forbidden Archive, a place where ancient cultivation techniques and forgotten truths were sealed away. In the dusty scrolls, Rahul uncovered a fragment about the Eternal Flame Sect, a dark cult believed extinct.
He learned the God seed he bore had once been stolen by that sect- and destroyed a continent before being sealed away. The Celestial God had given him power not only for growth, but as a balance to great evil.
Disturbed but determined, Rahul began training in a secret art called Soul Mirror Binding, a forbidden technique that could reflect and trap an enemy's magic.