Rise of the Devourer - Chapter 16Book 2: — Big Boss of the Pit

*Slow Burn Historical Fantasy Novel*

Elise had about to change into the dress that was lying on the corner of her bed when she heard a knock lightly calling from her door. Curious, she turned the door knob only to have a tall man towering in front of her.

“Master Ian!” She called.

Ian smiled with the usual mischievous smirk that he always used. His crimson eyes trailing a little over her room and spotted the black dress over her bed and shifted his eyes over to the woman in front of him. He stepped forward and spoke. “Where did you acquire that dress?”

“Mr. Harland gave it to me.” Elise replied and strained her neck to see Ian’s brows knitted in its elegance.

“Do you know why a man would love to give a woman a dress?” He gave the riddle that she always had to think twice before replying. But this time, she found no answer and instead shook her head. “I don’t know.”

His grin grew bewitching as though something had stirred deep inside the scarlet eyes that he had. He slowly slid his hand over the collar of her dress, sending a cold shiver that startled her for a moment due to its freezing temperature. After unbuttoning the first two buttons on her collar, he tilted his head down, whispering to her ears. “Because they want to be the one to undress the cloth.”

He paused and kissed her neck, turning the pale skin to red before retracting his move to fix his eyes on her and leisurely replied. “Unfortunately, you can’t wear the dress over there with this.” He chuckled and passed a box over to her hand. “And the fortunate news is I prepared a dress for you.”

Elise was a cursed little girl who could see ghosts. Her family hated her and threw her from one adoptive family to another. However, misfortune didn't act alone. When she was brought up by her aunt, she was sold as a slave. When she had thought she would become nothing but a sacrifice to the sorcerer, she was saved by a man whose identity was far different than a normal mythical being.

After the nth time of failing a marriage meeting, Xiang Han got himself a job: good treatment, high salary, free world traveling with food provided, house provided and even a ‘lover provided’?!

At first, he thought, apart from having to travel into the body of a scum cannon fodder, a scheming fake white lotus, everything else was okay. It was only later he realized that saving the target was also a problem. His imagination was neverending, even eating a cup of ramen was seen as a way to rouse his ( target’s) interest!

Xiang Han: This target is a no-go.

Certain Target: Very good, you’ve already managed to rouse my interest.

Xiang Han: Go outside and make a left turn to the optometrist, go get your eyes healed! Additionally, this “lover provided” isn’t necessary.

A Certain Target: This is certainly necessary!

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Eira Hax, the daughter of a once-wealthy heiress, has spent her entire life in the shadows.Twenty-two years ago, her mother, a kind-hearted but naive woman, was deceived by her husband, a ruthless businessman. He stole her entire fortune and framed her for a crime, sending her to prison, unaware that she was pregnant and secretly battling terminal cancer.Eira’s mother died alone behind bars, but not before giving birth to Eira, entrusting her with a burning desire for revenge.Now, two decades later, Eira returns with one goal: to destroy the man who ruined her mother’s life—her own father.To do so, she strategically marries his most powerful rival, Callian Reed, a man as dangerous as he is influential. Together, they plot to destroy her father’s empire, piece by piece.But as Eira is pulled deeper into a world of business, power and revenge, she’s forced to confront her own problems and decide just how far she’s willing to go to avenge her mother.“I’m not your enemy, darling…you should know that by now.”“Callian, everything you do is not written in our contract. Why are you breaking it?”“The more I learn about you, the more I hate everyone who hurt you. So please, Eira, let me get rid of them for you.”

Earth’s top weapon specialist’s soul crossed over to an alternate world, merged with Rebirth Martial Emperor’s memories, cultivating Nine Dragons War Sovereign Technique, sweeping through all opposition with invincible might!

Able to refine medicine, capable of crafting weapons, and knows the art of inscription….

Being skilled in all professions is the way of kings!

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Below are some main characters of War Sovereign Soaring The Heavens:

A handsome young man with starlike eyes and steel formed brows, wearing violet usually. he’s kind to his family and friends, he’s decisive and pitiless to his enemies.

Duan Ling Tian has a soul that (presumably) can not be destroyed by individuals from the Cloud Continent. (change Cloud Continent to regardless of the name of the planet is called). He is known to be the primary person to use force below the Void Prying stage. Duan Ling Tian has reached the limit of natural talent. (In the later chapters, his current talent is close to rock bottom however he promotes his talent).

Has some titles, they are:

Duan Ru Feng is that the former genius of the Crimson Sky Kingdom WHO went missing. he’s the husband of and therefore the father of Duan Ling Tian. once inspects him he notices his father doesn’t have any origin energy and so thinks he’s a cripple. once his father leaves and gifts him powerful things he then suspects his initial premise was wrong and his father’s true strength immensely surpasses a Martial Emperor.

Duan Ling Tian saw her when get weapon materials, within the Chen family’s store. She had a chunk of paper that aforesaid can to sell body to get hold of mother’s burial. He gave her ten silver coins and he did not need her body. he saved her from Fang Chen. thus she aforesaid she needed to follow him.

Contrary to the standard head-on resistance of attacks that the majority defensive martial skills use, this defense martial talent stresses the employment of a weaker force to counter a stronger force. It’s supported cultivating the body till it’s very delicate and versatile, permitting the user to divert the attacks that land on their body elsewhere.

The first variety of the Nine Dragons War Sovereign Technique, the Spirit Serpent kind, it stressed regarding cultivating the physical body to be versatile sort of a spirit serpent….

The second variety of the Nine Dragons War Sovereign Technique, the Raging Python kind, it allowed Duan Ling Tian to temper his physical body with Origin Energy, possessing a fierce strength of a raging python, and an off-the-cuff swing of his arm was sort of a raging python swinging its tail.

Now, this third variety of the Nine Dragons War Sovereign Technique, the Wyrm Python kind, and its quintessence was the Quake Energy!

“Quake Energy isn’t a martial ability, it’s a lot of sensible than a martial skill….Because it is used with any martial ability, let alone the strength of my cultivation, it will bring about to a very terrific force.” Duan Ling Tian’s eyes squinted, and his hand that was coiled with Origin Energy ironed onto the cave wall.

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