Status: Post-Invasion Control by Monster Lord "Ashura"Time Since Return: 72 Hours
The sky was always red now.
Twisted with toxic Qi fog and the metallic scent of decaying portals, Earth was no longer home. It was a feeding ground for monsters, ruled by overlords born from nightmares and chaos.
But deep beneath the surface…
A storm was brewing.
🔥 The Underground Seed
Rishabh stood in a massive cavern under the city ruins. Ancient roots glowed with Qi. He placed his palm on the cracked earth and injected the Trial World Seed into it.
[System Update: Domain Expansion – "Hidden Realm of Nirvana" Created][Auto-Farm Functions Online: Qi Fields, Law Veins, Spirit Mines][Camouflage Enabled: Undetectable by Syntheos' Scan Layer]
"They conquered the sky," Rishabh whispered, "I'll take the earth."
With the first Rogue Domain now hidden underground, Rishabh began recruiting survivors—wandering cultivators, ex-hunters, broken system users, failed experiments.
And his personal army began to form.
🧬 The Resistance Core – Named "Anomaly Sect"
Key Roles:
Ji Mei – His right hand, now wielding a semi-conscious system called Heartsing, which runs on emotional resonance and betrayal memories.
Yuan, the Broken Ghost – A former Syntheos AI tester who survived digital annihilation.
Chotu – A 12-year-old boy with a system that lets him merge with any monster he touches… for better or worse.
Mara – A girl whose heartbeat can distort time within a 10-meter radius.
⚔️ First Mission: Infiltrate New Delhi's Monster Keep
Intel gathered by Yuan revealed that the current Monster Lord of this zone was called Ashura, a six-armed demon beast with crimson horns and layered skin of molten rock.
But when Rishabh laid eyes on Ashura's silhouette through the spirit lens, something broke in him.
[System Alert: Matching Aura Signature… Found]Identity: Arhat Jain – Former disciple of Bodhidharma (Deceased Timeline)
"No…" Rishabh whispered. "I trained him myself… he called me Master."
🪓 FLASHBACK: A TIME BEFORE
Arhat Jain was once a boy with eyes like steel and a fire that never died.
Bodhidharma had taken him in after wiping out a demonic cult. The boy had potential—a pure heart.
But he was too eager. Too hungry for power.
And after Bodhidharma's death by poison, he had vanished.
Until now.
🌑 Present Day – Monster Lord Ashura
As Rishabh sneaked closer with Ji Mei and Chotu, they saw him—six-armed, meditating above a lake of burning Qi. Chains of corrupted cultivation manuals floated around him like cursed scripture.
"Do you believe in fate, Master?" Ashura said softly, without looking."I remember everything."
Rishabh stepped into the clearing, aura shifting into full presence.
"I don't believe in fate. I believe in rewriting it."
💥 The Clash Begins
Ashura exploded into motion, arms forming six martial stances at once—each one taught by Bodhidharma himself.
Rishabh responded in kind.
Fist met claw.
Soul met rage.
Ji Mei's system tried to enter the battlefield, but Ashura blocked her system signal.
"Stay back," Rishabh said. "This is my disciple. I owe him this."
💻 [System 2.0 Analysis: User vs. Original Legacy Match]
Countermeasures activated: Null-Discipline SyncRishabh can now temporarily access his previous life's full martial memory for 60 seconds.
The battlefield bent around them as ancient stances—Iron Body Flow, Void Strike, Silent Step of Sutra Flame—were exchanged with deadly precision.
😱 The Twist
As Rishabh finally landed a critical blow—
Ashura laughed.
"You think this is my true form, Master? No. I'm just the gatekeeper."
The lava lake cracked open.
And from within rose a tower-sized skeletal dragon, layered in corrupted Qi and broken cultivation talismans.
"Meet my Lord… Oblivion Emperor Syntheos Prime. He rebuilt me from your bones."
⚙️ END OF CHAPTER 13