Soul from another world

Dragon Kingdom

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‎Gu Clan

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‎A gentle mist curled through the air, veiling the surroundings in a soft, ethereal shroud. The faint chirping of birds echoed in the distance, blending with the tranquil lapping of water against the shore. At the edge of a serene lake, where sunlight danced across the surface like scattered pearls, a solitary stone pavilion stood with quiet dignity.

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‎Within the pavilion, a round stone table occupied the center, encircled by several carved chairs. Seated upon one of them, leaning back with a leisurely grace, was a young man who appeared to be around eighteen. He held a porcelain teacup in one hand, taking slow, deliberate sips, his eyes half-lidded as if lost in thought.

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‎The young man's appearance was striking. His features were sharp and defined—sword-like eyebrows, deep-set eyes that shimmered with intelligence, and lips curled in a faint, unreadable smile. Long black hair flowed freely down his back, like a cascade of ink, slightly stirred by the breeze. He wore black robes embroidered with mysterious, flowing patterns that seemed to shift subtly in the light.

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‎He looked like a banished immortal—aloof, elegant, and unreachable—separated from the mortal world.

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‎In the silence of the morning, the lake, the mist, and the young man formed a scene of tranquil beauty.

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‎Seated at the center, dressed in flowing black robes marked with mysterious silver runes, was Gu Tian.

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‎But this Gu Tian… was no ordinary youth.

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‎His soul did not belong to this world.

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‎In a previous life, Gu Tian had been a rising star in politics—a man of ambition and calm calculation. But a terrorist attack during a public event brought his life to an abrupt end. Flames, screams, and the scent of blood… That was his last memory before darkness claimed him.

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‎Or so he thought.

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‎When he awoke again, it was in a foreign body, beneath an unfamiliar sky, in a world where spiritual energy filled the heavens and the strong reigned supreme.

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‎Coincidentally—or perhaps by some twist of fate—this body also bore the name Gu Tian.

When his soul fully merged with the memories of the body’s previous owner, the truth dawned upon him. This world… it wasn’t just any cultivation realm. It was the world of a novel—a cultivation novel he had read the night before his death. And the body he now occupied belonged to none other than one of the major villains in that very story.

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‎Gu Tian remembered the tragic ending of this character well—used, discarded, and finally killed by the protagonist like a stepping stone.

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‎But the man who now resided in this body was no longer that doomed youth.

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‎“Kill the protagonist…” Gu Tian whispered to himself, a cold glint flickering in his eyes.

‎He knew the only way to survive in this brutal world was to cut down the so-called 'fated one' before he himself became another line in someone else's legend. It was a ruthless choice, but Gu Tian had long understood the nature of power and ambition.

Still, he wasn’t afraid.

He had seen too much in his previous life—corruption, betrayal, and the fragile line between life and death. And death? He had already tasted it once. If it came again… so be it.

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‎But now that he had been given a second chance, he would not simply lie down and wait for fate to crush him. If this world was ruled by the strong, then he would rise above all.

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‎Even if the heavens themselves opposed him.

Just as Gu Tian was deep in thought, the sound of approaching footsteps pulled him back to reality. His eyes, calm yet deep like a still lake, slowly opened. He looked ahead.

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‎A group of six people walked toward the stone pavilion. Without saying a word, they took their seats around the stone table, as if this was a common routine.

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‎Gu Tian glanced at them but didn’t speak. His expression remained calm, as if he was already used to their presence.

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