Even on the surface, this world had never been simple.
Countless true yet unbelievable events were hidden within legends and stories from all over the world.
Old Man Lu said somberly, "Last time, I mentioned that this world's extraordinary forces could generally be divided into three camps: Gifted, Heretics, and Otherkind."
Gifted.
They were humans who possessed special powers. They hid among ordinary people and only stepped forward to solve problems when unusual situations arose. Though they differed from ordinary people, they still carried the passionate heart of humanity. Though they stood in darkness, their hearts faced the light. The Gifted were also divided into innate Gifted and acquired Gifted.
Innate Gifted possessed "abilities," which could gradually grow stronger through later cultivation.
But strangely... those capable of awakening innately were almost always women! Without exception throughout history.
Men, meanwhile, could only obtain "abilities" by forming contracts with female innate Gifted. Even then, the abilities they gained would not be the same as their Contract Master's.
Heretics, on the other hand, were villains who obtained extraordinary power through illegal means and used it to commit evil. Though they were human, they committed inhuman acts, which was why they were condemned as "Heretics." They could be killed on sight.
As for Otherkind—
This was a collective term for beings from other realms.
To the Otherkind, humans were probably no different from food—and quite delicious food at that.
It took Old Man Lu quite some time to explain all this to Li Yao and Chen Xi. He took a sip of wine and continued, "This world is far less safe than ordinary people think. I'm not talking about conflicts between major powers, but threats from other-dimensional spaces. There are countless connection points to other-dimensional spaces on Earth. Any place with even a little