Chapter 1: And they say people don't get a second chance

World Illuminating Peak – Heaven Profound Continent

Stormy rain dropped from black clouds over the tallest mountain on the Heaven Profound Continent.

A middle aged man with black hair with a ponytail stared down at the unwelcome "visitor" in front of him. His golden pupils revealed undisguised hatred at the man standing on midair. He breaths heavily from exhaustion as he felt his spirit force deleting as he fought for nearly three hours against initially five Sovereigns level cultivators and killing four while trying to sustain the a black vortex floating on top of his head.

His remaining enemy, a demonic looking young man with red eyes and a downward pointing black star tattoo on his forehead that is partially concealed by his black hair, sneered at the burnt corpses of his four "friends" laying on the peak and said, "Useless trashes. They can't even kill one runaway and even got their souls destroyed…Hmm well no matter they served their purpose for this young master."

He looked at golden eyed man and laughingly mocked, "Lin Xiaochang how does it feel to lose your life on this auspicious day?"

(Author: How is raining auspicious? Sigh I already get the feeling I just created a stupid typical wuxia villain for the mc. Oops. Forget I said that)

Standing as straight as a spear, Lin Xiaochang spit blood in front of the demonic looking man, speaking with a feral grin, "A trash who only knows how to be a fisherman. Huang Changlin, even if my body is destroyed this day I will drag you down with me to see Cai'er spirit in the afterlife!"

"Hmph! I see your tongue is still as vicious as ever. Allow this young master to cut that tongue before I take your pathetic life!"

Huang Changlin's hands formed swords as he pierced towards Xiaochang's chest. An illusory giant goat with black hide and red eyes formed around Changlin's body. The world seemed to break as the enormous pressure from the attack started to disintegrate the highest peak in this world.

Xiaochang closed his eyes. At this life and death moment, he actually closed his eyes as he recalled a beautiful figure lying motionless in his arms. A maiden walking out of the door never to be seen again. Two hazy shadows leaving two babies near a willow tree. The three greatest regrets of his life.

As his eyes open, golden lights flashed out for just a second. Burning resolves imprinted on those eyes.

'Cai'er, Feng'er, wait for me.'

His right hand stretched out as the black vortex above his head reappeared on his palm.

'Sigh... In the end it seems I am not fated to reach the pinnacle. Forgive me master.'

He clenched his hand into a fist. Instantly his entire right hand is shrouded in a black light. A force that could devour the world was felt from Xiaochang's right hand! He jumped from the peak and flew towards the descending Changlin. An illusory golden sun appeared around Xiaochang. The raindrops dropping down towards the battlefield were instantly vaporized as the very moisture in the air was sucked dry.

Facing that incoming black fist, Changlin feels a real sense of dread. Impossible! What could possibly make an almighty Sovereign feel fear?

As the sword and the fist clashed, space itself seemed to break. Creaks appeared in the air surrounding the point of contact between the two forces. Finally a black hole formed above the two combatants. At the same time, Xiaochang's and Changlin's body was vaporized from the resultant force from each other's strike. In their place were transparent versions of themselves, the souls of Sovereigns.

'Impossible! He was practically exhausted and on Death's doors. How can he still have such power?! Is it that black vortex he used?'

As this thought flashed in Changlin's mind, the suction force from the worm hole surprisingly only attracted the soul of the demonic cultivator.

'No! No! No! I refused to accept this! This young master cannot die like this! XIAOCHANG if I'm going down like this, I will take you as well!'

Silver colored chains shot out from Changlin's soul and wrapped around Xiaochang's spirit, dragging him towards the black abyss. As he exhausted his spirit force in the earlier fight, Xiaochang cannot resist these chains at all!

Both their souls were sucked into the black hole.

As the black hole disappeared, the creaks in the air repaired themselves. The storm clouds faded away to give way to warm sunlight. At this moment, all appeared peaceful. Yet, unknown to the rest of the world, a total of six mighty Sovereigns vanish this day among whom were two of the greatest expert to had roamed this world – The Venomous Prince of BlackCreed Mountain and the Radiant Sun of the Heavenly Star Sacred Ground – both gone in body and soul.

All he felt was emptiness and darkness. Countless stars come and go as he drifted aimlessly in the void. After an untold amount of time, his soul approached a small, blue planet. As he entered the atmosphere, a weak force tried to expel this foreign soul. Golden light surfaced around his spirit and instantly broke through this weak layer of resistance. His soul flew through the night before being drawn towards a big mansion with a lavish garden. Invisible to all mortals, his soul merged with a newborn just before its umbilical cord was cut by a middle aged woman in a maid outfit. In an excited tone she said, "It's a boy your highness!"

A beautiful woman was laying weakly on a king sized bed. Heavy perspiration sticks to her raven locks, emphasizing her beauty further despite her tired expression. Gently taking the clothed wrapped baby from the servant, she smiled as she stared at the small amount of black hair on her child.

"Lelouch. That shall be your name my little prince."

'…'

'Wait. WHAT!'

And they say people don't get a second chance.

(Author: I will be putting underlined key terms down below)

References:

Spirit force- The "qi" or energy if you will that cultivators can draw from their environment to use to ignite their battle potential.

Fisherman – Refers to when someone reaps the benefits of others. Basically a schemer.